The Neuroscience of Families: Social Behavior in Naturalistic Controlled Environments

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The Neuroscience of Families: Social Behavior in Naturalistic Controlled Environments

September 16, 2026
12:15 PM CT — Lecture
12:35 PM CT — Q&A
Free via Zoom

Dr. Robert Froemke, Ph.D. will discuss his BRF-funded research into the organization of mouse families — exploring how adults work together to raise offspring, the role of oxytocin in social bonding, and how this research grew into a large-scale project supported by NYU Langone.

As the nation’s oldest neuroscience foundation, BRF continues to fund groundbreaking research into how the brain works.

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