#  Neural Mechanisms of Social Bonding: Implications for Novel Therapies for Autism 

 



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 **March 24, 2015** 

 05:45PM - 05:45PM EDT 

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 **The Northwest Labs Building, B-101**  



 

 



 

CONTE COLLOQUIUM ON MENTAL HEALTH

***Neural Mechanisms of Social Bonding: Implications for Novel Therapies for Autism***

**Larry J. Young, PhD**

Director, Silvio O. Conte Center for Oxytocin and Social Cognition

William P. Timmie Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Emory University

*Dr. Young will discuss his research on the role of oxytocin and other brain chemical in regulating social bonding in monogamous prairie voles. Insights from this research has led to a greater understanding of the social brain and may give rise to novel therapies for improving social functioning in psychiatric disorders characterized by impairments in social cognition.*

**Tuesday March 24th at 6:00PM**

**Dinner available at 5:45PM**

**The Northwest Labs Building, B-101**

**52 Oxford Street, Cambridge**

Free and open to the public

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