We will enroll a few students this fall in independent study courses to participate in our study of the neural correlates of behavior in rodents. The course programs include UROP, Neuroscience and Psychology. For those majoring in Neuroscience or Psychology, consider enrollment in Psychology 322, 326, 331/332, and honors thesis (for advanced students).
* Note that these Psychology courses meet Neuroscience course requirements.
If you are interested in working in our lab, please use the “Contact Us” feature (under the “About Us” menu) to send us a brief message and we will send you directions on how to apply. If it is the first time in our lab it would often be Psych 322 although it could be Psych 326 or Psych 331 if your background is appropriate.
Thesis work and advanced courses are for students who have already spent some time in my lab. In our research projects, we study neuronal activity related to behavior with a focus on physiology and computational mechanisms in a region of the brain called the basal ganglia. Our research is neither clinical nor molecular although relevant to both. Our work is usually of interest to students in biopsychology, behavioral neuroscience, bioengineering and systems biology. The work in our lab is scientifically interesting, but also difficult, time consuming and sometimes tedious. It demands responsibility and careful attention to details. Students in independent study courses must be available for 10 to 12 hours of lab work per week. Students are required to be available for blocks of time a few hours in duration at least two times per week.
