Research

An individuals’ behaviour is the result of interacting cognitive and emotional processes, regulated at the central-nervous level. Our research aims at investigating how the regulation of these processes is affected by environmental changes in interaction with genetic characteristics. Are neurobiological set-points of emotional responses determined by experiences in early development? Can the capacity to adapt emotionally be optimized by environmental stimulation?  Results from this program will extend our knowledge about the development of emotional dysfunctions in both humans and animals. Findings will thus be translated to veterinary practice, more specifically to monitoring and optimizing welfare in animals kept by man, and will as well be of use for preclinical research on affective disorders in humans.

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The faculty’s research institute - the Institute of Veterinary Research (IVR) - covers all research performed at the faculty of Veterinary Medicine.