Professor
Ph.D. University of Illinois
Office (603) 646-3036, Moore 268
My research program investigates the neural and hormonal control of behavior. Currently we are examining sexual motivation in female rats with a focus on the contributions of genitosensory inputs to the display of mating behaviors and sexual reward. A second line of research is aimed at determining the signaling pathways (androgen receptor, estrogen receptor) necessary for the heightened display of intermale aggression in male mice administered anabolic androgenic steroids.
Go to: More citations on PubMed, from the National Library of Medicine
Meerts. S. M. and Clark, A. S. Conditioned place preference for mating is preserved in rats with pelvic nerve transection. Behavioral Neuroscience, 123: 539-546.
Meerts, S. M., and Clark, A. S. Artificial vaginocervical stimulation induces a conditioned place preference in female rats. Hormones and Behavior, 55: 128-132, 2009.
