Gorica Petrovich

assistant professor

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Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1997

Office: McGuinn 344
Lab: Higgins 022
Phone: (617) 552-0416
Email: gorica.petrovich@bc.edu

Neurobiology of Feeding Behavior Lab
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Scholarly Interests: Neurobiology of motivation and feeding behavior; functional organization of the brain systems mediating environmental control of food intake, specifically interactions between the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hypothalamus; modulation of hunger and satiety mechanisms by learning and stress.

 
Typically offered courses

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PS385 Neurobiology of Motivation and Emotion
PS388 Neurobiology of Eating and Eating Disorders
PS585 Advanced Brain Systems: Motivation and Emotion