Dissertations from 2024
Mesolimbic Dopamine Coding of Social Salience and Valence, Erica Cross
Relaxed Beliefs After Psychedelics: From Sensory Processing to Mystical States, Chloe Lily West Jacobs
A Longitudinal Study of Epigenetic Associations with Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development, Dawn Jensen
Redefining Traditional Chemoreceptors: Functional and Mechanistic Insights into Non-Canonical Roles of Odorant Receptors in Thermosensory Nociception, Dustin E.A. Moon
Circuit, Cell, and Molecular Mechanisms for Context Processing in the Mouse Visual Cortex, Georgia Schweigert Bastos
Time of Day Variation in Mechanisms Underlying Social Stress, Emma Shaughnessy
Dissertations from 2023
Biological Neuron Voltage Recordings, Driving and Fitting Mathematical Neuronal Models, Jassem N. Bourahmah
Long-Term Immune Consequences of Perinatal Opioid Exposure, Hannah Harder
The Role of Cytosolic Chaperonin CCT in Dendritic Development and Neuronal Disease, Erin Lottes
Role of TRP Channels in Cold and Noxious Cold Coding by a Primary Sensory Neuron: Modeling Study, Nataliia Maksymchuk
Behavioral Sex Differences Caused by Distinct Vasopressin Sources, Nicole Rigney
Multisensory context processing in the cortical hierarchy and the impact of a schizophrenia-relevant gene mutation, Alice B. Van Derveer
Role of Arc Turnover in Tauopathies, Dina Yakout
Dissertations from 2022
Consumption of dietary emulsifiers increases sensitivity to social stress in mice: a potential role for the COX molecular pathway, Amanda Arnold
Role of DNA Methylation in Sexual Differentiation of Neurochemical Phenotype in the Brain, Laura R. Cortes
Neuronal Rhythms: Network And Cell-Based Mechanisms, Ricardo J. Erazo-Toscano
Regulation of the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide gated ion channel 2, HCN2, by post-translational SUMOylation, Lori Forster
Kiss of Death: The Multi-faceted Role of RNF216/TRIAD3 on Reproduction, Learning, and Neuroinflammation, Arlene J. George
Characterizing the Role of Arc Turnover in Intracellular Signaling Pathways and Reversal Learning, Mohammad Amin Ghane
Multiscale Systems Level Analyses of Cold Sensitive Somatosensory Neurons in Drosophila, Atit A. Patel
Factors Impacting Resiliency And Susceptibility To Social Stress, Anna M. Rosenhauer
Dissertations from 2021
The Neuroprediction of Recidivism: Validation and Extension of the Error-Monitoring Model, Corey Allen
Evolution of High-Frequency Vocalizations in Hummingbirds, Fernanda Duque Mendoza
The Role of Plasma Membrane ATPase Pumps in the Regulation of Rhythmic Activity in Electrically Excitable Cells, Parker J. Ellingson
Neural Dynamics Supporting Multifunctional Central Pattern Generators, Jessica Green
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
An Ancient Role for TRPA1 in Cold Nociception, Jamin M. Letcher
Dissertations from 2020
Molecular and Cellular Functions of the PP2A Serine/Threonine Phosphatase in Dendritic Diversification, Shatabdi Bhattacharjee
Neural Coordination of Distinct Motor Learning Strategies: Latent Neurofunctional Mechanisms Elucidated via Computational Modeling, Robert A. Capps
The Effect of Birth on Neural Activation in the Rodent Brain, Yarely C. Hoffiz
Principles for Making Half-center Oscillators and Rules for Torus Bifurcation in Neuron Models, Huiwen Ju
Gene Expression of Candidate Chemoreceptor Protein Families in Transcriptomes of Two Major Chemosensory Organs and Brain in Decapod Crustaceans, Mihika T. Kozma
Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Behavioral Expression Following Social Defeat, Katherine A. Partrick
Complex Dynamics in Dedicated / Multifunctional Neural Networks and Chaotic Nonlinear Systems, Krishna Pusuluri
Cocaine Intake And The Gut Microbiota in Adolescent and Adult Male Rats: A Vicious Cycle?, Gregory Suess
Regulation of social, anxiety, and sickness behaviors by forebrain vasopressin cells in mice, Jack Whylings
Dissertations from 2019
Sex-dependent Regulation of Social Reward by Oxytocin Receptors in the Ventral Tegmental Area: an Inverted U Hypothesis, Johnathan Borland
Defining Microbial Signatures of Gut Dysbiosis in Models of Anxiety-related Disorders, Christopher Fields
Mechanisms Underlying Maintenance of Adult Visual Receptive Fields, David Mudd
Identifying the Role of Vasopressin and Oxytocin in the Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Behavior Axis, Nicole Peters
Dissertations from 2018
The Differential Effects of Stress on the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) Brain and Behavior, Shauna C. Cheesman
Prodromal Variability in Huntington's Disease Progression and Resistance, Jennifer Ciarochi
CREB Binding Protein Exerts Transcriptional and Post-translational Regulatory Effects on Dendritic Arborization in Drosophila Sensory Neurons, Sarah Glenn Clark
Sweet Memories: Hippocampal Regulation of Energy Intake, Reilly C. Hannapel
Monitoring Self & World: A Novel Network Model of Hallucinations in Schizophrenia, Stephanie Marie Hare
The Functional Significance of the Excitatory Effects of GABA in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus, John K. McNeill IV
Effects of Acquisition and Maintenance of Social Status on the Behavior, Physiology, and Brain of Anolis Carolinensis, Deep Shukla
Regulation of Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neuron Activity by Feeding-related Hypothalamic Neuropeptides, Katherine MS West
Dissertations from 2017
Locomotor Network Dynamics Governed By Feedback Control In Crayfish Posture And Walking, Bryce Chung
Rhythmogenesis and Bifurcation Analysis of 3-Node Neural Network Kernels, Jarod Collens
Sex Differences in Morphine Analgesia and the Role of Microglia in the Periaqueductal Gray of the Rat, Hillary Doyle
Investigating Serotonin Receptor Expression in Single Homologous Neurons Underlying Independently Evolved and Species-Specific Behaviors, Arianna Tamvacakis
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
The Role of Neuronal DNA Methyltransferase 1 in Energy Homeostasis and Obesity, Emily C. Bruggeman
Formin3 Regulates Dendritic Architecture and is Required for Somatosensory Nociceptive Behavior, Ravi Das
Adipose Sensory Nerves: Functional and Neuroanatomical Evidence for Their Emerging Role in Energy Balance, John Garretson
Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms Underlying Stress-Induced Behavioral Change, Katharine E. McCann
Cross-talk between the Oxytocin and Vasopressin Systems in the Brian: Roles in Social Behavior, Zhimin Song
Dissertations from 2015
Mechanisms of the Coregulation of Multiple Ionic Currents for the Control of Neuronal Activity, William Barnett
Arginine Vasotocin and Social Behavior: Endocrine Effects and Reciprocal Interactions in Anolis carolinensis, Leslie Allison Dunham
Periaqueductal Gray Glia Modulate Morphine Tolerance Development via Soluble Tumor Necrosis Factor Signaling, Lori Eidson
Evolution of swimming behaviors in nudibranch molluscs: A comparative analysis of neural circuitry, Charuni Gunaratne
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Modulates Behavioral and Brain Responses to Social Stress, Elizabeth Jeffress
To Eat or Not To Eat: Contributions of Dorsal Hippocampal Neurons and Memory to Meal Onset, Yoko Ogawa Henderson
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
Mechanisms of Experience-dependent Prevention of Plasticity in Visual Circuits, Timothy Balmer
The Causes and Consequences of Variation in Agonistic Behavior in the Bluebanded Goby (Lythrypnus dalli), Tessa Solomon-Lane
Dissertations from 2013
Influence of Dopamine D2-type Receptors on Motor Behaviors and Conditioning in the Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea, Anna E. Creighton
Neural Regulation of Sexual Solicitation in Female Syrian Hamsters: Role of Oxytocin, Luis A. Martinez
A Single Neonatal Injury Induces Life-Long Adaptations In Stress And Pain Responsiveness, Nicole C. Victoria
Dissertations from 2012
Peripheral and central mechanisms through which high energy diets impair hippocampal-dependent memory in male rats, Amy Patricia Ross
The Effects Of Early Corticosterone Treatment On The Development Of The Avian Song Control System, Mahin Shahbazi
Adult Neurogenesis in the Spiny Lobster, Panulirus Argus: Molecular, Cellular, and Physiological Changes of Olfactory Receptor Neurons, Tizeta Tadesse
Dissertations from 2011
Dissociated Functional Pathways for Appetitive and Consummatory Reproductive Behaviors in Male Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), Laura E. Been
Attenuated Effects of Opiates in Adolescent vs. Adult Male Rats: Reinforcement, Relapse, and Withdrawal, James M. Doherty
Chemical Defenses of Aplysia Californica and Sensory Processing by Predatory Fishes, Matthew Nusnbaum
Dissertations from 2010
Functional Substrates of Social Odor Processing within the Corticomedial Amygdala: Implications for Reproductive Behavior in Male Syrian Hamsters, Pamela Mary Maras