Larry Young

Director
Translational Center for Neuroscience

Larry Young is director of the Translational Center for Neuroscience at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He seeks to understand how the brain regulates social relationships. His research has revealed that brain chemicals such as oxytocin regulate the neural processing of social information.

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By Jessica Wright

14 April 2015

7 min read

Questions for Larry Young: Oxytocin’s promise for autism

Understanding how oxytocin works in the brain will help researchers cut through the hype surrounding the infamous ‘love hormone’ and translate it into a treatment for autism, says Larry Young.

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Questions for Larry Young: Oxytocin’s promise for autism

By Jessica Wright

14 April 2015 | 7 min read

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