Dr. Malkova’s research focuses on substrates of social and emotional behavior, the role of the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex in processing reward, medial temporal lobe structures (hippocampus, perirhinal cortex) and cognitive functions (object recognition and spatial memory). She also studies amygdala and midbrain (superior colliculus) interactions, autism, PTSD, reversible pharmacological manipulations of discrete brain structures and systemic drug effects.
Academic Appointment(s)
- Primary
- Professor, Pharmacology & Physiology
- Vice Chair for Faculty, Pharmacology & Physiology