University of New South Wales - School of Psychology

Supervisor: Richard Bryant

Research Areas: Clinical Neuroscience; Neurophysiology of Inhibition in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Selected Publications:

The neural networks of inhibitory control in posttraumatic stress disorder. (under review, American Journal of Psychiatry)
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activity and estradiol: separate regulation of cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus of adult female meadow vole. Ormerod BK,, Falconer EM & Galea LAM (2003). Journal of Endocrinology, 179, 155 - 163.
Sex differences in defensive behavior, cell proliferation and survival in the dentate gyrus in response to acute predator odor stress. Falconer EM,, & Galea LAM (2003). Brain Research, 975, 22 - 36.
Neurogenesis in adult animals. Ormerod BK, Falconer EM & Galea LAM (2002). In Lynn Nadel (eds.), Encyclopedia of Cognitive Sciences. England, Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Contact Details:

Office: Mathews, Room 1105 & Brain Dynamics Centre, Acacia House, Westmead Hospital
Telephone: (61-2) 9845-8195 (Brain Dynamics Centre)
Fax: (61-2) 9845-8190
Email: efalconer@psy.unsw.edu.au