Alan Lewis is assistant professor of psychiatry at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Alan Lewis
Assistant professor
Vanderbilt University
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How to avoid common pitfalls when parsing circuit control of social behavior
When probing the circuits underlying social behavior in animal models of autism, researchers should consider potentially confounding variables, use multiple behavioral assays and report results in a descriptive and unbiased manner.
How to avoid common pitfalls when parsing circuit control of social behavior
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Alan Lewis
20 July 2021 | 5 min read
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