I am currently finishing a Bachelor of Science degree in the field of Anthropology, with a focus on Biological Anthropology. I am interested in the evolution of human psychology, the development of ritual and religion, Darwinian patterns in medicine, and the evolution of human sexual behavior.

Publications:

1. -Long V, Fujioka W, Amir D, Fanselow M. 2011. Pharmacological Resistance of Stress Enhanced Fear Learning in an Animal Model of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Chapter 13 in Anxiety Disorders. Edited by Vladimir Kalinin. InTech Publishing. (Link)
   
   

Manuscripts:

1. -Amir D, Fessler DMT. 2012. Boots for Achilles: Progesterone’s Reduction of Cholesterol Is a Second-Order Adaptation.
   

2. -Amir D. 2012. Balanced Qi and Wagging Tail: Chinese Medicine Spreads to the Animal Kingdom. UCLA Center for East West Medicine. ExploreIM.
   

3. -Poulos A, Mehta N, Amir D, Fanselow M. Fear generalization is directly related to intensity of episode.