Dr. Sayamwong Jom Hammack will describe how animal models have enhanced our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying anxiety-related behaviors, leading to the discovery of novel neuropeptides and brain circuits that are now implicated in human anxiety disorders.

About the speaker:

Professor Hammack (PhD University of Colorado, Boulder) is currently assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Vermont (UVM). He currently directs a laboratory at UVM that is conducting multiple studies associated with the neurobiology of emotion and stress-resilience, with a particular interest in the bed nucleus of stria terminalis and its modulation by serotonin.