Benjamin J. Ragen, PhD is a Senior Scientific Editor at The New York Academy of Sciences. He received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of California, Davis. His research interests are Psychology, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Behavioral Genetics, Neuropsychopharmacology, Psychopharmacology, Behavior Mechanisms, Autoradiography, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Hormone Assay.