Advisers & FriendsDavid G. Amaral
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Clinical/Research InterestsDavid Amaral's interests include research involving multidisciplinary studies directed at determining the neuroanatomical, behavioral and electrophysiological organization and functions of brain systems that are involved in learning, memory, emotion and social behavior carried out on the human brain and on animal models. He also carries out research on neurobiological correlates of autism. |
Title: |
Professor Research Director |
Specialty: |
Neurobiology , Psychiatry |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute |
Address: |
UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute 2825 50th St. Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 703-0237 |
Education: |
Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois B.A. 1972 |
Fellowships: |
Washington University St. Louis, Missouri 1980 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association of Anatomists International Brain Research Organization Society for Neuroscience The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives The Neuroscience Research Program |
Select Recent Publications: |
Amaral DG, Schumann CM, Nordahl CW: Neuroanatomy of Autism. Trends Neurosci. Mar 31:3, 137-145. 2008 Martin LA, Ashwood P, Braunschweig D, Cabanlit M, Van de Water J, Amaral DG: Stereotypies and hyperactivity in rhesus monkeys exposed to IgG from mothers of children with autism. Brain Behav Immun. Feb 7 [epub ahead of print]. 2008 Machado CJ, Emery NJ, Capitanio JP, Mason WA, Mendoza SP, Amaral DG. Bilateral neurotoxic amygdala lesions in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): Consistent pattern of behavior across different social contexts. Behavioral Neuroscience. (in press). 2008 Belmonte MK … Amaral DG et al: Offering to share: How to put heads together in autism neuroimaging. J Autism Dev Disord Mar 9. 2007 Chrobak JJ, Amaral DG: The entorhinal cortex of the monkey: VII. Intrinsic connections. J Comp Neurol. 500:612-633. 2007 Lavenex P, Banta Lavenex P, Amaral DG: Postnatal development of the primate hippocampal formation. Dev. Neurosci. 29:179-192. 2007 Shamy JL, Buckmaster CL, Amaral DG, Calhoun ME, Rapp PR: Reactive plasticity in the dentate gyrus following bilateral entorhinal cortex lesions in cynomolgus monkeys. J Comp Neurol. 502:192-201. 2007 Schumann CM, Hamstra J, Goodlin-Jones BL, Kwon H, Reiss AL, Amaral DG: Hippocampal size positively correlates with verbal IQ in male children. Hippocampus. 17:486-493. 2007 Kobayashi Y, Amaral DG. : Macaque Monkey Retrosplenial Cortex: III Cortical Efferents. J Comp Neurol. 502: 810-833. 2007 Skaggs WE, McNaughton BL, Permenter M, Archibeque M, Vogt J, Amaral DG Barnes CA: EEG Sharp Waves and Sparse Ensemble Unit Activity in the Macaque Hippocampus. J Neurophysiol. 98:898-910. Epub 2007 May 23. |