Research Interests

The broad goal of the research in our laboratory is to understand the neural basis of emotion. We use non-human primates as a model system for normal and pathological emotions generated in the context of social behavior.  The experiments involve eliciting emotions in freely behaving monkeys while recording neural activity from several brain areas in conjunction with cardiovascular and other autonomic measurements. These experiments reveal the real-time dynamic interaction of multiple systems implicated in emotion regulation and the mechanisms by which emotional responses produce immediate behavioral effects.

Grant Support

NIH Mental Health R01 MH0708360

NIH Career Development Award K01 08634
 

Graduate Program Affiliations

Neuroscience

Physiological Sciences

Publications

Gibboni RR, Zimmerman PE, Gothard KM.. Nov 2009. Individual differences in Scanpaths correspond with serotonin transporter genotype and behavioral phenotype in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Frontiers in Neuroscience,

Laine C. M, Spitler, K.S., Mosher, C.M., Gothard, K.M. Apr 2009. Behavioral triggers of skin conductance responses and their neural correlates in the primate amygdala. J. Neurophysiology, 101:1749-54.

14. Gothard, K.M., Brooks, K,N., Peterson, M.A. Oct 2008. Multiple perceptual mechanisms of face recognition in macaque monkeys. Animal Cognition,

13. Waller, B.M., Parr, L.A., Burroes, A., Gothard, K.M., Fuglevand, A.J.. Jun 2008. Intramuscular electrical stimulation of facial muscles in Rhesus monkeys. Physiology and Behavior,

12. Spitler, K.M., Gothard. K.M.. Mar 2008. A removable silicone elastomer seal reduces granulation tissue growth and maintains the sterility of recording chambers for primate neurophysiology. J. Neuroscience Methods, 30;169(1):23-26

11. Hoffman, K.K. Gothard, K.M., Schmid, M.C., Logothetis, N.K. Oct 2007. Facial expression- and gaze-selective responses in the monkey amygdala. Current Biology, 17 :766-772

Gothard, K.M., Erickson, Spitler, K.S., Amaral, D.G. Nov 2006. Neural Responses to Facial Expression and Face Identity in the Monkey Amygdala. J Neurophysiol,2006 Nov 8;

Waller BM, Vick SJ, Parr LA, Bard KA, Pasqualini MC, Gothard KM, Fuglevand AJ. Aug 2006. Intramuscular electrical stimulation of facial muscles in humans and chimpanzees: duchenne revisited and extended. Emotion, 6:367-82

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