Melvin Rouse
University of Puget Sound
Associate Professor of Psychology
My research looks at how hormones, the brain, and reproductive behavior interact using songbirds as a model system. This model is unique in that it allows for the ability to study how gonadal hormones act to modulate patterns of learning and behavior, as well as how hormones affect the perception of behavior. These studies demonstrate the influence of the endocrine system on brain plasticity, learning, and social behavior. I teach undergraduate courses in the areas of behavioral neuroscience, hormones and behavior, research methods and statistics, and comparative neuropsychology.
About Melvin
Location
Tacoma, Washington US
Research areas and interests
Neuroendocrinology Neuroethology
Research methods
Complex Behavior Analysis Bird Song, Songbirds, Vocal-Motor Learning
Research model system