ISSN: 2643-5993
Professor
Department of Psychology & Program in Neuroscience
Florida State University
United States of America
Tel: 850-644-5057
Dr. Zuoxin Wang is currently a Professor in the Department of Psychology & Program in Neuroscience at Florida State University, USA. Dr. Wang received his B.S. in Biology from Beijing Normal University in China, Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and postdoctoral training in Behavioral Neuroendocrinology at UMass and from the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Wang's research is devoted to the understanding of the neuronal and hormonal mechanisms of social behaviors. Research from his lab has shown that the neurotransmitters dopamine, vasopressin, and oxytocin in particular brain circuits play important roles in the regulation of pair bonding behavior in a monogamous rodent species, the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Recently, his lab has also shown that central dopamine regulates pair bonding behavior in prairie voles in a way similar to dopamine regulation of drugs of addiction in other rodent species. Dr. Wang's current research is focused on investigating the receptor-specific dopamine regulation of pair bonding and on developing the prairie vole model for the study of neural mechanisms underlying social and drug reward interactions. In addition, Dr. Wang is also interested in examining endogenous and environmental factors regulating adult neurogenesis and revealing the functional significance of new neurons in adult brains.
