Morphological Analyses of Regular-Spiking and Late-Spiking Neurons in Hippocampus

Ciera Oglesby, “Morphological Analyses of Regular-Spiking and Late-Spiking Neurons in Hippocampus” Mentor: James Moyer, Psychology The hippocampus is a brain structure that plays an important role in information processing and long-term memory formation. It can be further divided into two…… Read More

Sex Differences in Hippocampal Immediate-Early Gene Expression Following Context Fear Conditioning

Grace Feucht, “Sex Differences in Hippocampal Immediate-Early Gene Expression Following Context Fear Conditioning” Mentor: James Moyer, Psychology Women are twice as likely to suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than males (Richards & Van Neil, 2017). PTSD can be modeled…… Read More

Sex Differences in Immediate Early Genes in Retrosplenial Cortex Following Context Fear Learning

Aleia Olson, “Sex Differences in Immediate Early Genes in Retrosplenial Cortex Following Context Fear Learning” Mentors: James Moyer, Hanna Yousuf & Chad Smies, Psychology Many people experience traumatic events that lead to long-lasting fear memories that are key components of…… Read More