James Rilling
James K. Rilling is a Professor of Psychology at Emory University, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Rilling uses brain imaging, genetics and endocrine assays to investigate the biological bases of human social cognition and behavior, with a current focus on caregiving in fathers, grandmothers and dementia caregivers. Much of his research is examining the role of oxytocin signaling in human social cognition and behavior. His latest book is Father Nature: The Science of Paternal Potential (The MIT Press, 2024)
Primary Areas of Expertise:
Behavioral Science, Biobehavioral Sciences, Biological Anthropology, Biomedical Sciences, Cognitive Science, Developmental Biology, Developmental Psychology, Endocrinology, Epigenetics, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Human Development, Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sociobiology
