Faculty
MICHAEL GORMAN
Professor
CONTACT:
| Email: | mgorman@ucsd.edu |
| Phone: | (858) 822-2466 |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Research Interests
Dr. Gorman is a biopsychologist with research interests in biological rhythms and behavioral neuroendocrinology. His recent work addresses the roles of the light environment and the hormone melatonin in controlling annual variations in reproduction and behavior in rodents. Related research focuses on the functional organization of the circadian clock mechanisms that time virtually all behavioral and physiological functions (examples include daily activity/rest cycles and patterns of hormone secretion). He also pursues non-experimental, scholarly work on the development of sexual orientation in humans.
Selected Publications
Gorman, M. R. (1994). Male homosexual desire: neurological investigations and scientific bias. Perspective in Biology and Medicine, 38, 61-81.
Gorman, M. R. & Zucker, I. (1997). Pattern of change in melatonin duration determines testicular responses in Siberian hamsters, Phodopus sungorus. Biology of Reproduction, 56, 668-673.
Gorman, M. R., Freeman, D. A., & Zucker, I. (1997). Photoperiodism in hamsters: abrupt versus gradual changes in day length differentially entrain morning and evening circadian oscillators. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 12, 122-135.
