Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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International Manager, Suzie Tompkinson, speaks to Dr Michel Desarmenien about his work on vasopressin and treatment of social behaviour disorders.

Read more: scientifica.uk.com/neurowire/scientifica-meets-dr-michel-desarmenien

The hormone, and neurotransmitter, vasopressin plays an important role, controlling activity, in regions of the brain that influence social behaviour. Dr Desarmenien, and his colleagues at Universite Montpellier, are combining electrophysiology studies (using mice models), with genetic analysis of humans to develop treatments for disorders such as depression and anxiety.