This practicum consists of a weekly seminar meeting and a laboratory component. Students will discuss topics related to behavioral neuroscience research and conduct a research project in collaboration with the instructor. Research projects typically relate to feeding and involve behavioral assays, pharmacological manipulations, and/or neuroimaging with mice as the model species. For the lab component, students are required to work in the animal facility for at least 1 hour per week. When taken in the senior year, this practicum fulfills the comprehensive requirement in psychology and neuroscience.
This year's experiment(s) will consider the impact of diet and weight gain on anxiety and/or drug sensitivity. Given that there are many areas of behavioral and clinical neuroscience that are relevant to this work, our discussions may touch on many areas of neuroscience, including feeding, anxiety, stress, and psychopharmacology.
This year's experiment(s) will consider the impact of diet and weight gain on anxiety and/or drug sensitivity. Given that there are many areas of behavioral and clinical neuroscience that are relevant to this work, our discussions may touch on many areas of neuroscience, including feeding, anxiety, stress, and psychopharmacology.
- Teacher: Wambura Fobbs