Alex G Ophir

Dr. Alexander G. Ophir

Professor

Cornell University

Department of Psychology

Division of Behavioral & Evolutionary Neuroscience

218 Uris Hall

Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA

Phone: (607) 255-3714

Email: ophir@cornell.edu

Laser RS, Ophir AG (in press) Pair-bonding, mating system and hormones. Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior. 3^rdEdition.

Basurto E, Ophir AG, Montoya B, Cano-Ramírez H, González-Florez O, Suárez-Rodríguez M, Hoffman K (2025) Episodic memory and reproductive condition could independently influence their pair bond maintenance in the male prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster): Ecological implications and translational relevance in the study of sub-clinical manifestations of schizophrenia. Behavioral Brain Research. 492, 115648.

Madrid JM, Pranic NM, Chu S, Bergstrom JJD, Singh R, Rabinovich J, Lopez, KA, Ophir AG, Tschida KA (2024) Effects of short-term isolation on vocal and non-vocal social behaviors in prairie voles. PLoS ONE. e0313172.

Sailer LL, Haghani A, Zoller JA, Li CZ, Ophir AG, Horvath S (2024) Epigenetic aging studies of pair bonding in prairie voles. Scientific Reports. 14, 17439.

Hiura LC, Lazaro VA, Ophir AG (2024) Paternal absence and increased caregiving independently and interactively shape the development of male prairie voles at subadult and adult life stages. Hormones and Behavior. 164, 105605.

Forero SA, Liu S, Shetty N, Ophir AG (2024) Re-wiring of the bonded brain: Gene expression among pair bonded female prairie voles changes as they transition to motherhood. Genes Brains and Behavior. 23, e12906.

Freeman AR, Arenas S, Lee DN, Singh B, Ophir AG (2024) Characterization of oxytocin and vasopressin receptors in the Southern giant pouched rat and comparison to other rodents. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 15, 1390203.

Sailer LL, Finton CJ, Patel PP, Bogdanowicz SM, Ophir AG (2024) Dorsal CA1 lesions of the hippocampus impact mating tactics in prairie voles by shifting non-monogamous males’ use of space to resemble monogamous males. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 18,1355807 (Sailer and Finton share 1^st authorship)

Elson MR, Prior NH, Ophir AG (2024) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying reproductive decision making across taxa. In: Neuroendocrinology of Behavior and Emotions. Masterclass in Neuroendocrinology, vol 16. (eds: Caldwell HK, Albers HE). Springer, Cham. pp 157-191. (Prior and Ophir share last authorship).

Ophir Lab

Integrative Neuroethology Lab

Alex G Ophir