The role of glutamate in experience-dependent aggression


Through this research, we hope to identify new drug targets that can treat pathological aggression at different life stages.

Publications


Promises and Pitfalls of NMDA receptor antagonists in treating violent aggression.


C. J. Bartsch, J. C. Nordman

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 16, 2022


Opposing effects of NMDA receptor antagonists on early life stress-induced aggression in mice


J. C. Nordman, C. J. Bartsch, Z. Li

Aggressive behavior, vol. 48(3), 2022, pp. 365-373


Anger management: mechanisms of glutamate receptor-mediated synaptic plasticity underlying animal aggression.


J. C. Nordman

The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 2021


Potentiation of Divergent Medial Amygdala Pathways Drives Experience-Dependent Aggression Escalation


J. C. Nordman, X. Ma, Q. Gu, M. Potegal, H. Li, A.V. Kravitz, Z. Li

Journal of neuroscience, vol. 40(25), 2020, pp. 4858-4880