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| Project Leader: | Matthew Alwood matthewalwood@tamu.edu Psychological & Brain Sciences |
| Faculty Mentor: | Justin M. Moscarello, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TBA |
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Team Size:
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3
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Provided the data collected is sufficient to warrant a conference presentation, students will have the option of presenting. Additionally, students may be invited to continue working with the lab in subsequent semesters
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Team Needs:
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Students should have a strong interest in research and not be afraid of working with rats. Good communication skills and a desire to learn about the research process as well as the techniques used in the lab are also very important. Masks are strongly recommended by both the team leader and the lab’s principal investigator |
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Description:
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Student researchers will be using a two-way signaled active avoidance paradigm to assess a potential sex difference in avoidance responding after a short (1 day) or long (4 weeks) break from training. Two-way signaled active avoidance involves training the rat to shuttle between two compartments in response to a tone in order to avoid a mild shock. The first step is to run another cohort of 16 female rats to bolster the sample size. Following this, the team will work together to design additional manipulations |