Amygdala and emotions
Study of the role of the amygdala in the generation of emotional and motivated behaviours and its pathologies.
Animal behaviour and communication
Social behaviour and communication in lizards. Chemical communication in lacertids. Evolution of colour vision and colour patterns in lacertids. Dynamic visual signals in lacertids. Acoustic communication in the Iberian wolf. Pheromones and chemical communication in beetles. Mechanisms of colour production.
Investigació sobre entrenament i millora funcional en l'adult major
Neurobiology of sociosexual behaviour
Study of the neural circuitry and endocrinology underlying the control of sexual attraction, agonistic encounters (aggression) and maternal behaviour.
