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Cheryl McCormick is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience at Brock University. She leads the McCormick Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab, focusing on how early life experiences influence adult cognitive and emotional behaviors in laboratory rats, with additional work on human neuropsychological function.
- Primary Research Areas: Behavioural Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroendocrinology, and Hormonal Influences on Cognition
- Key Investigations: Impact of prenatal/neonatal/adolescent social stressors, hormones, and malnutrition on adult behavior; physiological mechanisms of early life effects; sex differences in vulnerability to drugs and stress responses
Her work bridges animal models and human studies, emphasizing the role of sex hormones in brain function and stress response systems. She contributes to understanding developmental origins of mental health and addiction risks.
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