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SUMMARY:Genes, Neurons, and Circuits: Mechanisms and Evolution of Social De
 cision Making
LOCATION:Anatomy/Zoology Building W118
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20124001T000000
UID:2026-04-12-02-27-38@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260412T022738
Description:We respond to the actions of others by making decisions and exe
 cuting them. The research of Dr. Hofmann aims to elucidate the kinds of de
 cisions that prove to be most consequential in our lives: social status\, 
 mate selection and escaping from danger. Using African cichlid fishes – 
 famous for their amazing diversity\, social complexity and ease of experim
 entation – as his model system of choice\, he will discuss how neuroendo
 crine pathways and gene expression modules are involved in regulating soci
 al dominance\; and how the classical tradeoff between reproduction and pre
 dation modulates startle escape performance through a reticular-spinal hin
 dbrain circuit. Finally\, Dr. Hofmann will discuss the evolution of a vert
 ebrate social decision making network\, a framework for bridging the molec
 ular and behavioral levels of behavior within a comparative context. 4:00 
 pm
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