valeria carola

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RicercatoreInterests
My research activity is mainly focused on the investigation of the factors that underlie the development of psychiatric pathologies, with a specific and strong interest in the identification of neurobiological alterations caused by exposure to traumatic events in childhood/adolescence and associated with the increased susceptibility to the development of these diseases. My research activity is carried out both in clinical settings, thanks also to the support of the analysis of bio-markers of pathology in the blood, and in preclinical contexts. In general, this investigation aims to understand the triggering factors/at the basis of the different psychopathologies in order to identify new psychological therapeutic pathways and the best temporal mode of administration of the same.

Featured articles
Evaluating the interaction between early postnatal inflammation and maternal care in the programming of adult anxiety and depression-related behaviors on BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH | 2010 |
Increased vulnerability to psychosocial stress in heterozygous serotonin transporter knockout mice on DISEASE MODELS & MECHANISMS | 2010 |
Social hedonic capacity is associated with the A118G polymorphism of the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) in adult healthy volunteers and psychiatric patients on SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE | 2010 |
Identifying Molecular Substrates in a Mouse Model of the Serotonin Transporter x Environment Risk Factor for Anxiety and Depression. on BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY | 2008 |
Early trauma and increased risk for physical aggression during adulthood: the moderating role of MAOA genotype on PLOS ONE | 2007 |
Identifying interactions between genes and early environment in the mouse on GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR | 2006 |
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