Browsing Programs, Centers, and Institutes by Author "Maren, Stephen"
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Evemy, Carolyn Grace (2019-04-22)The purpose of this experiment was to examine the cognitive mechanisms by which an animal uses associations to learn about temporally ambiguous aversive events. Traditionally, associative learning using forwards conditioning, ...
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French, Kaitlyn Virginia (2018-05-03)Anxiety disorders are some of the most common and debilitating forms of mental illnesses in our society. Understanding the behavioral and brain mechanisms of anxiety is essential in the development of novel therapeutic ...
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Huddleston, Isabella J (2020-04-08)Humans and animals use environmental cues to determine appropriate defensive responses. Understanding the mechanisms of context-mediated fear responses is crucial, as the dysregulation of these processes are central to ...
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Perry, Sarah JaneA hallmark coping mechanism of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is avoidance, which is a behavior that decreases the likelihood of encountering a perceived threatening stimulus. Seventy-five Sprague Dawley rats were ...