1. Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Botvinov, Julia Title: Evaluating The Chronic Variable Stress Paradigm as a Model Suitable to Test for Stress Resilience of Mice Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: stress resilienceGABAanxietysomatostatinanhedonia File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors AdvisorYingwei Mao, Faculty Reader
2. Sex-specific effect of the circadian clock gene Per1 in the retrosplenial cortex for context fear memory formation Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Lo, Chenyu Title: Sex-specific effect of the circadian clock gene Per1 in the retrosplenial cortex for context fear memory formation Area of Honors: Biology Keywords: Circadian rhythmsMemoryRSCGene expression File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Janine Kwapis, Thesis SupervisorBernhard Luscher, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Hutsell, Alexander Title: Chemogenetically Induced Activation of Cortical Somatostatin Interneurons Results in Enhanced Pyramidal Neuron Activity in Rodent Models Area of Honors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Keywords: Chronic StressChemogenetic ManipulationPrelimbic Cortexmedial prefrontal cortexSomatostatin InterneuronsPyramidal CellsInhibition and Excitation in the brain File: Login to Download Thesis Supervisors: Bernhard Luscher, Thesis SupervisorTimothy Charles Meredith, Thesis Honors Advisor