Wednesday, June 26

Organizers:     Emilie Rissmann (University of Virginia)
                      Yvon Delville (University ofTexas)
                      Israel Lederhendler (NIMH)

Starting around 12:15pm
Part one: Models of Aggression
Bob Blanchard (University of Hawaii): 20 minutes
    The organization and modeling of animal aggression

Caroline Blanchard (University of Hawaii): 20 minutes
    Relationships between animal and human aggression

Yvon Delville (University of Texas): 15 minutes
    Stress and the development of agonistic behavior: from animal models to studies with humans

Panel discussion (10 minutes)

Break (40 minutes)

Starting around 2:00pm
Part two: Genetics of Aggression
Steve Maxson (University of Connecticut): 30 minutes
    Conceptual and methodological issues in the genetics of mouse agonistic behavior

Art Arnold (University of California): 15 minutes
    Separating hormonal and sex chromosome effects on behavior
 
Emilie Rissman (University of Virginia): 15 minutes
    Contributions of sex chromosome genes to aggressive behavior

Presentations followed by panel discussion (10 minutes)

Break (20 minutes)

Starting Around 3:30
Part Three: Neurotransmitters Controlling Aggression
Klaus Miczek (Tufts University): 30 minutes
    Serotonergic and GABAergic mechanisms of excessive aggressive behavior: new methodological developments.

Randy Nelson (Ohio State University): 15 minutes
    Interaction of nitric oxide and serotonin in aggressive behavior.
 
Kim Huhman (Georgia State University): 15 minutes
    Neurobiology of agonistic behavior: what can conditioned defeat tell us?

Presentations followed by panel discussion (10 minutes)

Conclusions: Contemporary Issues in Aggression Research: Looking at the Future (15 minutes)
      Israel Lederhendler (NIMH)
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