Seminars & Events
Monday, October 4, 2010: Dr. Geoffrey Schoenbaum (University of Maryland Baltimore) will speak on "The Orbitofrontal Cortex and Adaptive Behavior" at 4:45pm in Goodpaster Hall 195.
Monday, December 6, 2010: Dr. Catherine Carr (University of Maryland College Park) will speak on "Binaural Hearing: Lessons from Evolution" at 4:45pm in Goodpaster Hall 195.
Alumni Highlight
Dr. Erin Johnson '02 recently received her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester School of Medicine, and was inducted as an alumni member of Nu Rho Psi.
SMP Spotlight
Ron Saul, "Chronic activation of the substantia nigra nociceptin/orphanin receptor induces motor deficits similar to Parkinson's disease," 2008. Saul, the 2008 winner of the Neuroscience Award, infused a drug into the substantia nigra of rats and measured the resulting motor behaviors, mood disturbances, and cognitive abilities.
