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Non-Canonical Activation Of Creb/Crh-1 Mediates Neuroprotection In A Caenorhabditis Elegans Model Of Excitotoxic Necrosis, K. Genevieve Feldmann May 2018

Non-Canonical Activation Of Creb/Crh-1 Mediates Neuroprotection In A Caenorhabditis Elegans Model Of Excitotoxic Necrosis, K. Genevieve Feldmann

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Excitotoxicity, which is a major cause of neurodegeneration in brain ischemia, can also activate neuroprotective pathways. A frequently suggested neuroprotective cascade involves the activation of the transcription factor CREB by its phosphorylation, but on its own this mode of CREB activation is promiscuous. We aim to elucidate the specific mechanism of CREB activation in excitotoxicity-induced neuroprotection, focusing on three suggested models: CREB phosphorylation by calcium-activated kinases in the cytoplasm or nucleus, and the activation of CREB by CRTC (an important cofactor). Using a C. elegans model of excitotoxicity, we demonstrate that CREB’s neuroprotective effect is mainly seen in neurons exposed …


Event-Related Potential Studies Of Error Monitoring To Affective And Non-Affective Stimuli In Adolescents And Emerging Adults, Rebecca K. Reed May 2018

Event-Related Potential Studies Of Error Monitoring To Affective And Non-Affective Stimuli In Adolescents And Emerging Adults, Rebecca K. Reed

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

It is hypothesized that prefrontal cortex (PFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) function may be still under development in adolescents. As the generator of the error-related negativity (ERN) and the N2, the ACC is expected to be sensitive to the degree of development with age. In adults, these top-down control areas ideally serve to direct attention to goal-relevant information, which can increase the likelihood of making a correct choice, even in fast-response laboratory based tasks. However, adolescents may show increased susceptibility in these top-down control areas when the stimulus is social and emotional. In the first study, event-related potentials were …


Dementia Gone Viral: How Years Of Research Linking Alzheimer's Disease And Infections Has Been Lost In Translation, Mary Sawyer May 2018

Dementia Gone Viral: How Years Of Research Linking Alzheimer's Disease And Infections Has Been Lost In Translation, Mary Sawyer

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Animal Linguistics: How Human Language Developed From Animal Communication, Fritz Josephsen May 2018

Animal Linguistics: How Human Language Developed From Animal Communication, Fritz Josephsen

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Understanding Blindsight As A Window To Consciousness, Danielle Wald May 2018

Understanding Blindsight As A Window To Consciousness, Danielle Wald

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Let's Get Scent-I-Mental, David Perez May 2018

Let's Get Scent-I-Mental, David Perez

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Oxytocin & Vasopressin: How Social Ties Are Formed, Rachel Arens May 2018

Oxytocin & Vasopressin: How Social Ties Are Formed, Rachel Arens

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Eureka Zika! How The Feared Virus May Be The Key To Treating Gliobastoma, Samantha Palicz May 2018

Eureka Zika! How The Feared Virus May Be The Key To Treating Gliobastoma, Samantha Palicz

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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All Roads Lead To Anxiety: Mental Health In Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nikki Scheman May 2018

All Roads Lead To Anxiety: Mental Health In Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nikki Scheman

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Synesthesia: Sometimes, You Really Do Eat Your Words, John Wilhelm May 2018

Synesthesia: Sometimes, You Really Do Eat Your Words, John Wilhelm

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Deafness & Language, Yara Al-Nouri May 2018

Deafness & Language, Yara Al-Nouri

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Hugs Vs. Drugs: How Zebrafish And The Science Of Social Attachment Can Help Us Understand America's Opioid Epidemic, Eduardo Vargas May 2018

Hugs Vs. Drugs: How Zebrafish And The Science Of Social Attachment Can Help Us Understand America's Opioid Epidemic, Eduardo Vargas

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Mushrooms For Improvement: The Case For Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy, Harry Justus May 2018

Mushrooms For Improvement: The Case For Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy, Harry Justus

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Contents May 2018

Contents

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Parasite Mind Control: How A Single Celled Parasite Carried In The Cat Intestine May Be Quietly Tweaking Our Behavior, Sophie Letcher May 2018

Parasite Mind Control: How A Single Celled Parasite Carried In The Cat Intestine May Be Quietly Tweaking Our Behavior, Sophie Letcher

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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News On Nootropics: Is Metacognition Right For You?, Diana Aboubakare May 2018

News On Nootropics: Is Metacognition Right For You?, Diana Aboubakare

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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The Curious Question Of Social Synchronization, Jennifer Cabiya May 2018

The Curious Question Of Social Synchronization, Jennifer Cabiya

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Scientific Kenyon Neuroscience Edition (Full Issue) May 2018

Scientific Kenyon Neuroscience Edition (Full Issue)

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Shifting The Blame: A Closer Look At Eating Disorders, Kelsey Trulik May 2018

Shifting The Blame: A Closer Look At Eating Disorders, Kelsey Trulik

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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New Body, Who Dis: Getting Ahead, Dana Oakes May 2018

New Body, Who Dis: Getting Ahead, Dana Oakes

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Spinal Cord Injuries: The Life After, Woo Jeon May 2018

Spinal Cord Injuries: The Life After, Woo Jeon

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Mindfulness For The Masses, Emma Klug May 2018

Mindfulness For The Masses, Emma Klug

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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The Genetics Of Being A Lightweight: Tipsy Genes, Jessica Khrakovski May 2018

The Genetics Of Being A Lightweight: Tipsy Genes, Jessica Khrakovski

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Tired Tremors: Parkinson's And Sleep Disturbances, Julia Wilson May 2018

Tired Tremors: Parkinson's And Sleep Disturbances, Julia Wilson

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels: Unmasking The Neurobiological Basis Of Anorexia, Louise Yang May 2018

Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels: Unmasking The Neurobiological Basis Of Anorexia, Louise Yang

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Tasting The Rainbow: Perception, Hallucination, Act Of God, Or Just Plain Crazy?, Olivia Depalo May 2018

Tasting The Rainbow: Perception, Hallucination, Act Of God, Or Just Plain Crazy?, Olivia Depalo

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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How To Read: A Written Guide, Ben Tauber May 2018

How To Read: A Written Guide, Ben Tauber

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

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Population Coding And Spectrotemporal Tuning In The Owl’S Optic Tectum, Olivia K. Murray, Roland Ferger, Michael V. Beckert, Keaunu Shadron, José L. Peña May 2018

Population Coding And Spectrotemporal Tuning In The Owl’S Optic Tectum, Olivia K. Murray, Roland Ferger, Michael V. Beckert, Keaunu Shadron, José L. Peña

Undergraduate Research Symposium Posters

Barn owls (Tyto furcata) are a model organism to study sound location and provide access to a neural population representing auditory space. They use interaural time differences (ITD) and interaural level differences (ILD) to localize sound. Neurons in the barn owl’s optic tectum (OT), a part of the midbrain, which respond to combinations of these binaural cues, form a neural map of auditory space which supports sound-orienting behavior. Understanding population responses in the auditory system involves identifying the frequency components of acoustic signals which evoke spikes. Together, these frequency components and the time between their occurrence in the stimulus and …


The Effects Of Long-Term Treadmill Exercise Training On Amyloid-Beta Plaque Levels And Behavioral Profile In 15-Month Tg2576 Mice, Riya R. Thomas May 2018

The Effects Of Long-Term Treadmill Exercise Training On Amyloid-Beta Plaque Levels And Behavioral Profile In 15-Month Tg2576 Mice, Riya R. Thomas

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by progressive loss of memory and cognitive function. The causative factors of this disease include modifications in neuronal cell metabolism, such as the progression of neurotic injury by amyloid beta (Aβ), and tau tangle deposition in the brain. Recent studies show that brain atrophy and other pathologic conditions are responsible for dementia in older individuals (80 years of age or older). Non-pharmacological interventions may have a role in both the prevention and slowing disease progression in AD. The role of exercise training in disease prevention has been evaluated in …


Spinal Cord Trauma: An Overview Of Normal Structure And Function, Primary And Secondary Mechanisms Of Injury, And Emerging Treatment Modalities, Daniel Morin May 2018

Spinal Cord Trauma: An Overview Of Normal Structure And Function, Primary And Secondary Mechanisms Of Injury, And Emerging Treatment Modalities, Daniel Morin

Senior Honors Theses

The structures of the spinal cord and vertebral column are designed to provide flexibility, while still providing ample protection for the spinal cord deep within. While it does offer remarkable protection against most routine trauma, the spinal cord is still vulnerable to high-force etiologies of trauma and may become damaged as a result. These events are referred to as primary injury. Following the initial injury, the body’s own physiological responses cause a cascade of deleterious effects, known as secondary injury. Secondary injury is a major therapeutic target in mitigating the effects of spinal cord injury (SCI), and much research is …