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Dissertations from 2024

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Mesolimbic Dopamine Coding of Social Salience and Valence, Erica Cross

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Relaxed Beliefs After Psychedelics: From Sensory Processing to Mystical States, Chloe Lily West Jacobs

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A Longitudinal Study of Epigenetic Associations with Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development, Dawn Jensen

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Circuit, Cell, and Molecular Mechanisms for Context Processing in the Mouse Visual Cortex, Georgia Schweigert Bastos

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Time of Day Variation in Mechanisms Underlying Social Stress, Emma Shaughnessy

Dissertations from 2023

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Biological Neuron Voltage Recordings, Driving and Fitting Mathematical Neuronal Models, Jassem N. Bourahmah

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Long-Term Immune Consequences of Perinatal Opioid Exposure, Hannah Harder

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The Role of Cytosolic Chaperonin CCT in Dendritic Development and Neuronal Disease, Erin Lottes

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Role of TRP Channels in Cold and Noxious Cold Coding by a Primary Sensory Neuron: Modeling Study, Nataliia Maksymchuk

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Behavioral Sex Differences Caused by Distinct Vasopressin Sources, Nicole Rigney

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Multisensory context processing in the cortical hierarchy and the impact of a schizophrenia-relevant gene mutation, Alice B. Van Derveer

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Role of Arc Turnover in Tauopathies, Dina Yakout

Dissertations from 2022

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Consumption of dietary emulsifiers increases sensitivity to social stress in mice: a potential role for the COX molecular pathway, Amanda Arnold

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Role of DNA Methylation in Sexual Differentiation of Neurochemical Phenotype in the Brain, Laura R. Cortes

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Neuronal Rhythms: Network And Cell-Based Mechanisms, Ricardo J. Erazo-Toscano

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Regulation of the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide gated ion channel 2, HCN2, by post-translational SUMOylation, Lori Forster

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The Impact Of Advanced Age On Morphine Anti-Hyperalgesia And The Role Of Mu Opioid Receptor Signaling In The Periaqueductal Gray Of Male And Female Rats, Evan Fullerton

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Kiss of Death: The Multi-faceted Role of RNF216/TRIAD3 on Reproduction, Learning, and Neuroinflammation, Arlene J. George

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Characterizing the Role of Arc Turnover in Intracellular Signaling Pathways and Reversal Learning, Mohammad Amin Ghane

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Multiscale Systems Level Analyses of Cold Sensitive Somatosensory Neurons in Drosophila, Atit A. Patel

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Factors Impacting Resiliency And Susceptibility To Social Stress, Anna M. Rosenhauer

Dissertations from 2021

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The Neuroprediction of Recidivism: Validation and Extension of the Error-Monitoring Model, Corey Allen

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Evolution of High-Frequency Vocalizations in Hummingbirds, Fernanda Duque Mendoza

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The Role of Plasma Membrane ATPase Pumps in the Regulation of Rhythmic Activity in Electrically Excitable Cells, Parker J. Ellingson

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Neural Dynamics Supporting Multifunctional Central Pattern Generators, Jessica Green

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How the Fly Youth Chill: The Molecular Biology, Ecology, and Evolution of Cold Nociception in Drosophila and Subsequent Studies of the Evolution of TRP Channels, Nathaniel J. Himmel

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An Ancient Role for TRPA1 in Cold Nociception, Jamin M. Letcher

Dissertations from 2020

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Molecular and Cellular Functions of the PP2A Serine/Threonine Phosphatase in Dendritic Diversification, Shatabdi Bhattacharjee

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Neural Coordination of Distinct Motor Learning Strategies: Latent Neurofunctional Mechanisms Elucidated via Computational Modeling, Robert A. Capps

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The Effect of Birth on Neural Activation in the Rodent Brain, Yarely C. Hoffiz

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Principles for Making Half-center Oscillators and Rules for Torus Bifurcation in Neuron Models, Huiwen Ju

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Gene Expression of Candidate Chemoreceptor Protein Families in Transcriptomes of Two Major Chemosensory Organs and Brain in Decapod Crustaceans, Mihika T. Kozma

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Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Behavioral Expression Following Social Defeat, Katherine A. Partrick

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Complex Dynamics in Dedicated / Multifunctional Neural Networks and Chaotic Nonlinear Systems, Krishna Pusuluri

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Cocaine Intake And The Gut Microbiota in Adolescent and Adult Male Rats: A Vicious Cycle?, Gregory Suess

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Regulation of social, anxiety, and sickness behaviors by forebrain vasopressin cells in mice, Jack Whylings

Dissertations from 2019

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Sex-dependent Regulation of Social Reward by Oxytocin Receptors in the Ventral Tegmental Area: an Inverted U Hypothesis, Johnathan Borland

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Defining Microbial Signatures of Gut Dysbiosis in Models of Anxiety-related Disorders, Christopher Fields

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Mechanisms Underlying Maintenance of Adult Visual Receptive Fields, David Mudd

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Identifying the Role of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in the Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Behavior Axis, Nicole Peters

Dissertations from 2018

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The Differential Effects of Stress on the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Brain and Behavior, Shauna C. Cheesman

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Prodromal Variability in Huntington's Disease Progression and Resistance, Jennifer Ciarochi

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CREB Binding Protein Exerts Transcriptional and Post-translational Regulatory Effects on Dendritic Arborization in Drosophila Sensory Neurons, Sarah Glenn Clark

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Sweet Memories: Hippocampal Regulation of Energy Intake, Reilly C. Hannapel

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Monitoring Self & World: A Novel Network Model of Hallucinations in Schizophrenia, Stephanie Marie Hare

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The Functional Significance of the Excitatory Effects of GABA in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, John K. McNeill IV

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Differences in Cognitive Flexibility Within the Primate Lineage and Across Human Cultures: When Learned Strategies Block Better Alternatives, Sarah M. Pope

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Effects of Acquisition and Maintenance of Social Status on the Behavior, Physiology, and Brain of Anolis Carolinensis, Deep Shukla

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Regulation of Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neuron Activity by Feeding-related Hypothalamic Neuropeptides, Katherine MS West

Dissertations from 2017

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Locomotor Network Dynamics Governed By Feedback Control In Crayfish Posture And Walking, Bryce Chung

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Rhythmogenesis and Bifurcation Analysis of 3-Node Neural Network Kernels, Jarod Collens

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Sex Differences in Morphine Analgesia and the Role of Microglia in the Periaqueductal Gray of the Rat, Hillary Doyle

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Investigating Serotonin Receptor Expression in Single Homologous Neurons Underlying Independently Evolved and Species-Specific Behaviors, Arianna Tamvacakis

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Sex Differences In How Serotonin (5-HT) And Arginine Vasopressin (AVP) Mediate Aggression, Dominance, And Resistance To Social Stress In Syrian Hamsters, Joseph I. Terranova

Dissertations from 2016

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The Role of Neuronal DNA Methyltransferase 1 in Energy Homeostasis and Obesity, Emily C. Bruggeman

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Formin3 Regulates Dendritic Architecture and is Required for Somatosensory Nociceptive Behavior, Ravi Das

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Adipose Sensory Nerves: Functional and Neuroanatomical Evidence for Their Emerging Role in Energy Balance, John Garretson

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Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms Underlying Stress-Induced Behavioral Change, Katharine E. McCann

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Cross-talk between the Oxytocin and Vasopressin Systems in the Brian: Roles in Social Behavior, Zhimin Song

Dissertations from 2015

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Mechanisms of the Coregulation of Multiple Ionic Currents for the Control of Neuronal Activity, William Barnett

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Arginine Vasotocin and Social Behavior: Endocrine Effects and Reciprocal Interactions in Anolis carolinensis, Leslie Allison Dunham

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Periaqueductal Gray Glia Modulate Morphine Tolerance Development via Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Signaling, Lori Eidson

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Evolution of swimming behaviors in nudibranch molluscs: A comparative analysis of neural circuitry, Charuni Gunaratne

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Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Modulates Behavioral and Brain Responses to Social Stress, Elizabeth Jeffress

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To Eat or Not To Eat: Contributions of Dorsal Hippocampal Neurons and Memory to Meal Onset, Yoko Ogawa Henderson

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Sex Differences in Stress-Responsive Neural Substrates and the Development of Mood Disorder-Like Behavior Following a Rodent Model of Early-Life Adversity, Jill M. Weathington

Dissertations from 2014

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Mechanisms of Experience-dependent Prevention of Plasticity in Visual Circuits, Timothy Balmer

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Role of the Nucleus Accumbens and Mesolimbic Dopamine System in Modulating the Memory of Social Defeat in Male Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), Cloe Luckett

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The Causes and Consequences of Variation in Agonistic Behavior in the Bluebanded Goby (Lythrypnus dalli), Tessa Solomon-Lane

Dissertations from 2013

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Influence of Dopamine D2-type Receptors on Motor Behaviors and Conditioning in the Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea, Anna E. Creighton

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Neural Regulation of Sexual Solicitation in Female Syrian Hamsters: Role of Oxytocin, Luis A. Martinez

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A Single Neonatal Injury Induces Life-Long Adaptations In Stress And Pain Responsiveness, Nicole C. Victoria

Dissertations from 2012

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Peripheral and central mechanisms through which high energy diets impair hippocampal-dependent memory in male rats, Amy Patricia Ross

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The Effects Of Early Corticosterone Treatment On The Development Of The Avian Song Control System, Mahin Shahbazi

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Adult Neurogenesis in the Spiny Lobster, Panulirus Argus: Molecular, Cellular, and Physiological Changes of Olfactory Receptor Neurons, Tizeta Tadesse

Dissertations from 2011

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Dissociated Functional Pathways for Appetitive and Consummatory Reproductive Behaviors in Male Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), Laura E. Been

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Attenuated Effects of Opiates in Adolescent vs. Adult Male Rats: Reinforcement, Relapse, and Withdrawal, James M. Doherty

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Chemical Defenses of Aplysia Californica and Sensory Processing by Predatory Fishes, Matthew Nusnbaum

Dissertations from 2010

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Functional Substrates of Social Odor Processing within the Corticomedial Amygdala: Implications for Reproductive Behavior in Male Syrian Hamsters, Pamela Mary Maras