Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016
Requirement of Nab2 RNA Binding in Drosophila melanogaster Nervous System Development, Fatima L. Rodriguez
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience
An Investigation of the Bilingual Advantage for Response Inhibition Using Event-Related Brain Potentials, Willow Schram
Department: Neuroscience
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Learning and Memory in a Rat Model for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Peter Szeltner
Department: Neuroscience
The Effects of Environmental and Physical Enrichment on the Motor Functioning and Cellular Plasticity in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease, Emily R. Wilson
Department: Neuroscience
Effects of Allopregnanolone on Forced Swim Behavior Across Different Phases of the Female Rodent Estrous Cycle, Jamie K. Wren-Jarvis
Department: Neuroscience
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2015
Attraction and the Other-Race Effect: Influences of Perceived Beauty on Facial Perception, Daniel A. Alfonso-Diaz
Department: Neuroscience
Immediate Effects of Meditation on Negative Image Processing, Breanna Bertacchi
Department: Neuroscience
Arginine Kinase in Myxococcus xanthus: Investigation of Specificity for Arginine Kinase during Cellular Motility and Fruiting Body Formation, Scott K. Bingman
Department: Neuroscience
Virulence Modulation of Bordetella Pertussis via Inhibition of the Nicotinate Degradation Pathway, Lauren Buyan
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience
Investigation into the Physiological Role of Arginine Kinase in Caenorhabditis elegans Locomotion, Melanie Chin
Department: Neuroscience
Effects of Dietary Omega-3 Supplementation During Early Development on Learning and Memory in Adulthood in a Rat Model, Sharla D. Dean
Department: Neuroscience
Personality Factors Underlying Risk Propensity in Individuals with a History of Substance Abuse, Sophia Garfinkel
Department: Neuroscience
Empathy & Euphoria: Facial Expression Discrimination & Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, Amy Huffenberger
Department: Neuroscience
An Investigation on the Effect of Long-term and Short-term Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate and Acute Exercise Treatment on Spatial Learning and Memory and Anxiety Levels in Adolescent Rats, Colleen M. Kill
Department: Neuroscience
Emotion Suppression: Physiological Responses and Memory for Pictures, Mary Mattise
Department: Neuroscience
Cognitive Enhancements with Interactive Media, Daniel Moon
Department: Neuroscience
Lack of effects of Vitamin C in combination with MSG and ASM on learning of periadolescent mice, Christopher M. Munoz
Department: Neuroscience
The Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) in combination with Prenatal Stress on Learning, Memory, and Anxiety in Rats, Hannah M. Olson
Department: Neuroscience
Lactational Exposure to Duloxetine: The Effects on Depression and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in the Hippocampus of the Rodent Model, Skye Patterson
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Hopelessness and anxiety are suggested to decrease in depression induced by tryptophan depletion when combined with voluntary exercise in a rat model, Hannah Redding
Department: Neuroscience
Exploring the Neuroprotective Effects of EGCG and Green Tea on the Vestibular System, Caitlyn F. Trullinger-Dwyer
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
The Therapeutic Effects of Environmental and Physical Enrichment on Motor Behavior Function in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease, Rachel A. Wortman
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology; Biology
The Impact of Rumination and Mindfulness on Attentional Control and Depression, Ragav Yarasi
Department: Neuroscience
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
The Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) on ApoE Gene Expression Levels Working Through RXR Receptors in Rat Liver and Hippocampus Samples, Aundrea Atwell
Department: Neuroscience
Jury Perceptions of Neuroscience versus Psychological Explanations of the Other Race Effect, Christopher E. Bope
Department: Psychology; Neuroscience
An Exploration of the Neuroprotective Properties of Omega-3 Fatty Acids In a Learning Deficient Mild TBI Model, Matthew R. Canter
Department: Neuroscience
The Long-term Administration of Duloxetine and Hormonal Contraception Modulate Behaviors of Depression in the Rodent Model, Alexandra E. Dereix
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Cognitive Differences as a Result of Concussion in Males and Females, Renee DeVivo
Department: Neuroscience
The Effects and Implications of Sex Steroid Hormones on Adult Neurogenesis in the Main Olfactory Bulb, Shawn Drulia
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Ketamine’s Prolonged Anti-Depressant Effects in Two Models of Rat Depression, Jacob M. Durkin
Department: Neuroscience
Personality Differences in Perception of Emotion Intensity Between Dynamic and Static Stimuli, Jessika M. Hutchinson
Department: Neuroscience
To the Morning Star and Back: An Investigation of Word Meaning, Shannon McKnight
Department: Neuroscience; Philosophy
Regulation of Retinal Neuron Pathfinding in Drosophila melanogaster by Evolutionary Conserved Poly (a) Binding Proteins Implicated in Intellectual Disability, Emil R. Mehta
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
A Fruit Fly Model of Intellectual Disability: Regulation of Gene Expression by the Polyadenylation Binding Protein, dNab2, Ryan P. Moore
Department: Biology; Neuroscience
Looming Bias and Implicit Association: Is Racial Bias Implicit or Learned by Social Upbringing?, Mamoudou C. N'Diaye
Department: Neuroscience
Dance and Neuroplasticity: Investigating Proprioceptive Enhancement in Novice Dancers, Emily R. Paulus
Department: Neuroscience
Validating Biomarkers for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Toward Improving Specificity and Selectivity of Cross-Cultural Diagnostics, Jonathan W. Reeves
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
Nootropic Drug, Noopept, in a Rodent Model Concerning Morris Water Maze Latency and TrkB Full-Length Gene Downregulation, Stephen E. Rogers
Department: Neuroscience
I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think I Can: The Role of Affect in Second Language Acquisition: Pienso Que Sí, Pienso Que Sí, Pienso Que Sí: El Papel de la Afición en la Adquisición de una Segunda Lengua, Steven A. Schott
Department: Neuroscience; Spanish
A Progression of Reactive Microglial Levels in the Immunoinflammatory Response and Neuronal Cell Death After a Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury, Aidan C. Smith
Department: Neuroscience
Sex-Specific Differences with Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in an Adult Animal Model of ADHD: Omega-3 PUFAs in Adult ADHD, Kristen E. Thomas
Department: Neuroscience
Divergent Effects of Prolonged Progesterone Exposure on Depressive-Like Symptoms and the Expression of Myelin Basic Protein in the Corpus Callosum of Adolescent Female Rats, Caroline R. Wensel
Department: Neuroscience
The Effect of Group Influence on Verbal and Physiological Indicators of Fear, Heather R. Wilcox
Department: Neuroscience
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
Lower Leg Compression Shows Promise to Improve Prolonged Peroneus Longus Reaction Time in Individuals With Functional Ankle Instability, Hanna Gabriel
Department: Neuroscience
Time-Dependency of Β-Estradiol Neuroprotection Against Scopolamine-Induced Anterograde Amnesia in Rats, Rebecca Gravenstede
Department: Neuroscience
An Investigation of Triclocarban's Effect on Testosterone, Anxiety, and Objective Memory Capabilities, Frank W. Kickel
Department: Neuroscience
Accounts of Brain Disease: Exploring the Cellular Mechanisms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Its Implications in the Framework of Anomalous Monism As a Semantic Theory of Mind, Matthew Kirchner
Department: Neuroscience; Philosophy
The Administration of a Novel Chemotherapy Agent in a Brain Tumor Mouse Model, Gregory A. Norris
Department: Neuroscience
The Influence of Intergroup Contact on Implicit Attitudes: A Study of the Other-Race Effect, Elizabeth Plumley
Department: Neuroscience
Identification and Functional Analysis of Voltage Dependent Calcium Channels in Paramecium Tetraurelia, Stephen Ryan
Department: Neuroscience
The Impact of Formate on the Physiology of Campylobacter jejuni, Michael T. Terribile
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Neuroscience
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Effects of Simultaneous Antagonism of Nicotinic and Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Neuronal Apoptosis, Kevin James Audet
Department: Neuroscience
The Effects of Curcumin on a C57Bl/6J Mouse Model of Thiamine Deficiency Induced Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Nikkisha Antoinette Baugh
Department: Neuroscience
An Investigation of the Effects of Estrogen on Anxiety and Hippocampal-Dependent Fear Conditioning, Ashley Dawes
Department: Neuroscience
Life's Tough, Wear a Helmet: the Lasting Effects of Multiple Concussions in College Athletes, Melissa Haug
Department: Neuroscience
Effects of Chronic and Intermittent Stress on the Acceleration of Alzheimer's Disease in Mice, Priscilla Haug
Department: Neuroscience
Effects of Swimming on the Behavioral and Neurochemical Deficits in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease, Rebecca Jean Haug
Department: Neuroscience
Effects of Perinatal Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Behavioral and Cellular Responses, Rebecca Lang
Department: Neuroscience
Effects of Mate Separation on Corticosterone and Testosterone Levels in Zebra Finches, Taeniopygia Guttata, Lynanne MacDonald
Department: Neuroscience
Roles of the Gonadotropins, Luteinizing Hormone and Follicle Stimulating Hormone, in Normal Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Matthew Mandell
Department: Neuroscience
Distinguishing Between the Influence of Gonadal Hormones and Sex Chromosomes on Sexual Dimorphisms in the Cortex Through Use of the Four Core Genotypes Model, Kelsey Peters
Department: Neuroscience
Patterns of Executive Function in Down Syndrome, Hannah E. Reiser
Department: Neuroscience
Female Sex Hormones and Their Influence on Athletic Performance and Perception of Auditory Looming Sounds, Mary M. Riney
Department: Neuroscience
Assessment of the Neuroprotective Efficacy of NGP1-01 on Reducing and Mediating Gliosis, Immunoinflammatory Response, and Neuronal Cell Death After Traumatic Brain Injury, Matthew Smith
Department: Neuroscience
Impact of Perinatal Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Bisphenol A on Learning and Memory in Mice, Elysse Brienne Wadman
Department: Neuroscience
Protective Effects of Nicotine on Ethanol-Induced Toxicity on SH-SY5Y Cells, Hanna Yousuf
Department: Neuroscience
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
To Regulate or Not to Regulate Your Hormones? the Involvement of Gonadotropins in the Development of Alzheimer's Disease., Taryn Aubrecht
Department: Neuroscience
Exploring the Roots of Autism: Neurobiological Differences Between Btbr T+Tf/J and C57Bl/6J Mice, Carolyn Cahill
Department: Neuroscience
Down-Regulation of Gonadotropins But Not Estrogen Replacement Improves Cognition and Pathology in Ovariectomized 3xTg AD Mice., Russell Palm
Department: Neuroscience
Beat, the Webcam, and the Dilemma: What Trust Has to Do With Rhythm and Video-Communications, Miles Jacob Newman Schneider
Department: Neuroscience
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
Are You Caffeinated Enough?: Effect of a Low Versus a High Dosage of Chronic Caffeine Treatment on Alzheimer's Disease Related Behavior and Pathology, Ashita Shyam Gurnani
Department: Neuroscience
No Sex Differences in the Effects of Caffeine on Learning and Memory in Seven Month Old Appswe/Ps1D39 Transgenic Mice, Laetitia Tshilobo Mwilambwe
Department: Neuroscience