Larry Young is director of the Translational Center for Neuroscience at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He seeks to understand how the brain regulates social relationships. His research has revealed that brain chemicals such as oxytocin regulate the neural processing of social information.
Larry Young
Director
Translational Center for Neuroscience
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