The Jasnow Lab mission is to understand how brain circuits control behavior. We are most interested in mechanisms controlling fear and stress as well as social and drug-seeking behaviors. We strive to understand how brain systems, genes, and neurotransmitters interact to regulate adaptive and maladaptive emotional behaviors to identify common mechanisms of mental health and disease. Our research is relevant to human anxiety disorders, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and addiction.

Work in the Jasnow Lab is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and Private Foundations.

Current Funding

• R01MH131808: Cholinergic regulation of amygdalar circuits in emotional memory 2023-2028

Past Funding

• Bi-directional and sex-dependent regulation of context fear generalization 2021-2022
• R15 MH118705: Pathways regulating fear in the nucleus accumbens 2018-2023
• R21MH109942: Adrenal Androgens Regulate Aggression through Novel Actions of Melatonin 2016-2019
• Whitehall Foundation Award  2012-12-90: Neural Circuits Regulating Inhibition of Long-Term Fear Memories 2013-2017

Join the Lab!

We are looking for new graduate students! Please email AARON JASNOW

If you are an undergraduate looking for research experience, please contact AARON JASNOW or head to our JOIN page.