Senior Project Titles 2003

May 2003
Banks, Gregory B. The effects of Methylphenidate on the working memory of the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat (SHR), a model of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Bell, Nicole L. The Effects of Exercise and Sibutramine on the Weight of the Zucker and Fatty Rat
Berry, Heather L. Altered rates of liquid consumption with the excitatory amino acid agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA): Effects of the competitive antagonist CGS-19755 and non-competitive antagonist MK-801.
Blasiole, Julie A. The Effects of Music Exposure and Training on Aural Correlations of Triads and Isolated Pitches.
Brost, Devon R. Behavioral and anatomical effects of prenatal valproic acid exposure and the effects of intraventricular administration of oxytocin on social recognition: An animal model of autism in sprague-dawley rats.
Castellani, Joeseph The Detection of Carbon Dioxide in The Trained Rodent: Determination of the Threshold Level of Detection and Neural Input Via Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibition.
Chenoweth, Robert E. An Investigation to Find a Conotoxin Peptide that Targets a Ca++ Activate K+ Channel.
Christie, Sharon R. The Effect of Hippocampal Kindling on Learning and the Interaction Between Hippocampal Kindling and the Antiepileptic Drugs: Phenobarbital and Dilantin on Memory.
Condon, Ian M. The Effect of the Initial Ictus and Subsequent Intervention on Long Term Outcomes in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Dahlkemper, Nicole The effect of intranigral, intrastriatal, and double solid fetal tissue grafting on the reconstruction of the nigrostriatal pathway.
DeFrancesco, Alicia A Schizophrenia Model: The effects of Ketamine and Nicotine on the startle response of the rat
Fabich, Megan L. Activational Differences of the Auditory and Visual Cortices in Response to Textual, Auditory and Signed Stimuli Between Deaf, Hearing and ASL Competent Individuals.
Frey, Lisa D. The effects of methylphenidate on a simple task and prepluse inhibtion in normal sprague-dawley rats.
Gebhardt, Rebecca L. Prenatal Stress and the Effects on ADHD and Schizophrenia.
Jenco, Elizabeth M. The Effects of Prenatal Nicotine Exposure on the Ventilatory Response of Neonatal Sprague-Dawley Rats to Inspired CO2
Kaiser, Corinne L. The effects of chronic methylphenidate administration on spatial learning and behavior in normal Sprague-Dawley rats.
Ketcham, Katie M. Duration of oxygen consumption in Zucker obese, Zucker non-obese, and Sprague-Dawley rats.
* Kompel, Andrew J. Identification of CO2 chemoreceptors in mice and the effects of carbonic anhydrase and adenylyl cyclase inhibition on odorant and CO2 signal transduction.
Mattarochia. Marc T. A review of the assessment of the elderly based on cognitive ability.
McCatty, Lauren M. Alterations of the Dopamine system induced by chronic moderate ethanol exposure: A comparison of the effects of methamphetamine on a fixed-ratio schedule of teinforcement in rats before and after ethanol exposure.
McClure, Erin A. The effects of oxycodone and selective receptor antagonists on negatively reinforced behavior in six sprague-dawley rats.
Morandi, Nicole K. The Long Term Effect of Creatine and Caffine on Increased Muscle Mass.
Nalevanko, Adam R. Prevention of 6-OHDA induced parkinsonism with the monoamine oxidase inhibitor l-deprenyl.
Nystrom, Sarah E. An examination of a calcium-activated potassium channel (IK(Ca)) and Conus peptides that modulate the channel.
Roble, Traci L. The social and behavioral effects of prenatal valproic acid exposure in the zucker rat: an assessment of an autistic model.
Scott, Jeremy R. Effects of Personality on Physiological Reactions To Exercise and Recovery Times.
Shadle, Erica L. The effects of malathion exposure on post-natal male and female sprague-dawley rats and resultant behavioral consequences as measured by performance on schedules of reinforcement.
* Sholtis, Bethany L. Cognitive and Motor Assessments of an Acute Progressive Animal Model of Huntington’s Disease
Stablein, George J. The effects of dietary sodium chloride on levels and potency of angiotensin II in ratus norvegicus.
Staudt, Liza A. The Effects of D1 and D4 Receptor Antagonist, SCH 23390 and U 101958, on Cocaine-Induced Locomotor Activity.
Surace, Jennifer L. Determination of the carbon dioxide detection threshold in two rat strains: Hilltop sprague dawley and Zucker rats.
Trillis, Christina M. Effects of eyestalk ablation on molting and reproduction in grass shrimp, Palaeomonetes pugio.
Vinciguerra, Jennifer The Effects of Prenatal Stress on Learning, Memory and Stress Response in Childhood.
Weed, Lisa A. EEG analysis of music and emotion reactivity among depressed and non-depressed college students.
Whitehair, Brea E. The Behavioral Effects of Sedative, Antidepressant and Antipsychotics in People with aTraumatic Brain Injury.
December 2003
Akram, Taimur Using Prenatal Exposure of Sprague-Dawley Rats to Valproic Acid to Create an Animal Model of Autism.
Gray, Rachel L. Behavioral Effects of Short-term, Chronic Administration of Oxycodone on Six Sprague-Dawley Rats: A Model of Behavioral Dependence
Muhleman, Alissa A.

* denotes students awarded the “Neuroscience Faculty Prize.”
This award is given to the student (or students) writing the best senior project in neuroscience.