The Dog Zombie

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Can prenatal stress be reversed?

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I was scanning the titles of new journal articles a while back, and came across one that made me think, hey, that may be about rats, but it ...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Domestication and human evolution, streaming!

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Domesticated humans, domesticated canids, domesticated finches! The Center for Academic Training & Research in Anthropogeny held a confe...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

State of the Zombieverse

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I haven’t been blogging much lately, and it’s mostly because I’ve been writing so much for more mainstream media outlets: “Neutering witho...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Journal articles, stress, and anti-depressants with me and APDT

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I’m teaching another online course for APDT: Analyzing Journal Articles: Pre-Natal Stress and Anti-Depressants. I’m trying something new wi...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Veterinary super heroes!

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V-FORCE from the AVMA I was tickled to discover that the AVMA published a comic book. V-Force! Veterinarians to the Rescue! Did yo...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Can a father's stressful experiences affect his offspring's stress system?

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I am again indebted to my APDT students, who asked a very interesting question which turned into a blog post. This time it was: “Can a fathe...
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Monday, July 28, 2014

What percent nature? What percent nurture?

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The Nature versus Nurture debate is over: we no longer ask if genetics governs personality or if environment does. They work together, and i...
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Jessica Perry Hekman, DVM, PhD is fascinated by dog brains. She is a postdoctoral associate at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she studies the genetics of dog behavior. Her interests include the stress response in mammals, canine behavior, canine domestication, shelter medicine, animal welfare, and open access publishing. You may learn more about Jessica at www.dogzombie.com, or email her at jph at dogzombie dot com. All opinions expressed here are her own.
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