2024 CURE
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2023 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
Campbell Z, Gaona J Willis P, Sampson H, Gladfelter A, Hill C, Wallace D (2023). Fun with DeepLabCut: Markerless tracking of human analogues of rodent behaviors and beyond.
Gaona J, San Martin Urbina C, Sampson H, Planck E, Verchimak A, Yasui L, Wallace D (2023). Lost in the radiation haze: Developing a mouse model of brain fog. Rivas C, Willis P, Sampson H, Wallace D (2023). Of mice and memory: An exploration of open-field behavior in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Roblin L, Sampson H, Planck E, Verchimak A, Yasui L, Wallace D (2023). Navigating brain fog: Characterization of fine motor control two months post radiation exposure in a mouse model. |
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2023 CURE
Campbell N, Schaeffer E, Wallace D (2023). Scaling space: Organization of open field behavior influenced by size of arena. Third Place winner!!
Rivas C, Hounnou S, Bogunia J, San Martin Urbina C, Sampson H, Schaeffer E, Volyanyuk M, Foecking E, Wallace D (2023). Don’t Miss This! Effects of Mild Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) on String Pulling Behavior in Mice. San Martin Urbina C, Bogunia J, Rivas C, Hounnou S, Schaeffer E, Sampson H, Volyanyuk M, Foecking E, Wallace D (2023). To the Left, to the Left: Effects of repeated mrTBI on the Organization of Open Field Behaviors. Wright C, Schaeffer E, Sampson H, Planck E, Yasui L, Wallace D (2023). No strings attached: Investigating the effects of radiation therapy on mouse (Mus musculus) fine motor control. |
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2022 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
Bogunia J, Sampson H, Wallace DG (2022) Quit Stringing Me Along: Developing Odor Mnemonic Tasks for Mice.
Campbell N, Schaeffer E, Lake R, Wallace DG (2022). Mice in Space: The Role of Environment Size on Movement Organization. Wright C, Muscott S, Wallace DG, Matuszewich L (2022). That's Dope: The Role of Dopamine in Open Field Exploration. |
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2022 CURE
Campbel N, Schaeffer E, Osterlund Oltmanns J, Wallace D (2022). There's no place like home base: Mouse Mnemonic processing of home base position.
Meyer E, Akinlehin J, Campbell N, Osterlund Oltmanns J, Schaeffer E, Wallace D (2022). Different strokes for different folks: A novel assessment of string-pulling and fine motor control. Pollock A, Lopez I, Schaeffer E, Osterlund Oltmanns J, Wallace D (2022). The effect of age on susceptibility to the loss of cholinergic function in a female rodent model of Alzheimer's Disease. |
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2021 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
Meyer E, Holloway-Racine O, Osterlund Oltmanns J, Schaeffer E, Wallace D (2021). Fellowship of the String: Does Fine Motor Control Change with Age?
Lopez IK, Dubeck H, Schaeffer E, Osterlund Oltmanns J, & Wallace, DG (2021). A histological evaluation of sex and age differences following hippocampal cholinergic deafferentation Campbell NE, Lopez L, Lopez IK, Meyer E, Dubeck H, Schaeffer E, Osterlund Oltmanns JR, Wallace DG (2021). Fend For Yourself! Lesions to The Medial Septum Disrupt Food Protection Behaviors |
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2020 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
2020 Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day
Lipton MH, Osterlund JR, Blackwell AA, Schaeffer EA, Tsai SY, Kartje GL, Schwab M, Wallace DG (2020). Characterizing efficacy of immunotherapy to promote axonal plasticity in a rodent model of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Pietrucha S, Yang H, Osterlund J, Blackwell A, Schaffer E,Tsai S, Kartje G, Schwab M, Wallace D (2020). U Can’t Touch This: Examining the Effects of 11C7 anti-Nogo-A Immunotherapy on Restoring Temporal Processing in Rat Food Protection Behavior. Maksimovic B, Lipton M, Blackwell AA, Schaeffer EA, Osterlund JR, Britten RA , Wallace DG (2020). Space Rat Force: Effects of Galactic Cosmic Rays on Gross Motor Control in Rats. First place winner!! Einhaus RM, Roos C, Piwowar-Hein C, Schaeffer EA, Blackwell AA, Osterlund JR, Baulch J, Limoli C, Wallace DG (20200. “NIU, we have a problem:” A study investigating gross locomotor function in galactic space radiated mice.Coming soon. |
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2019 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
RM Einhaus, EA Schaeffer, AA Blackwell, JR Osterlund, J Baulch, C Limoli, and DG Wallace (2019). Mice-tronauts: Dark exploration behaviors in galactic space radiated mice. First place winner!!
CJ Marchini, JR Osterlund, AA Blackwell, EA Schaeffer, SY Tsai, GL Kartje, ME Schwab, DG Wallace (2019). Effects of anti-Nogo-A immunotherapies on growing septohippocampal cholinergic axons in the adult rat. Lipton M, Blackwell AA, Osterlund JR, Cuthbert KP, Meyers−Miller I, Britten RA, Wallace DG (2019). Houston, we have a problem: Evaluating the effects of low dose space radiation on rat sensorimotor function. RS Gilchrist, CS Clark, EA Schaeffer, JR Osterlund, AA Blackwell, J Baulch, C Limoli, DG Wallace (2019). What Happens in the Dark: Sexual Dimorphisms in Mouse Exploratory Behaviors Under Dark Conditions. Banovetz MB, Blackwell AA, Osterlund JR, Parlogean AM, Yoder R, Wallace DG (2019). Bilateral Chemical Labyrinthectomy Disrupts Exploratory Behavior in Mice. CL Hein, JJ Faulk, EA Schaeffer, JR Osterlund, AA Blackwell, J Balance, CL Limoli, DG Wallace (2019). Exploring the Galactic Frontier: Organization of Exploratory Behavior in Mars Mice. First place winner!! KP Cuthbert, MH Lipton, AA Blackwell, JR Osterlund, DG Wallace, RA Britten (2019). Effect of short-term space radiation on the organization of rat exploration under dark conditions. Parlogean AM, Cuthbert KP, Lipton MH, Lord MK, Slayton AM, Schaeffer, EA, Myers-Miller I, Osterlund JR, Blackwell AA, Britten RA, Wallace DG (2019). Galactic Cosmic Radiation is a Pain in the Astronaut: Analysis of Rat Food Protection after Silicon Radiation Exposure . |
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2019 Summer research symposium
2019 Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day
Agbemaple T, Osterlund J, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2019). iNAV: Assessing dead reckoning based navigation with an electronic application.
Castillo VE, Lipton MH, Blackwell AA, Osterlund JR, Wallace DG (2019). Wandering in the dark: Evaluating the effects of cholinergic deafferentation in the septohippocampal system. Lake R, Hastings P, Segismundo A, Foecking E, Adamczyk N, Wallace D (2019). Chutes and Ladders: Testing the efficacy of machine learning in tracking foot falls of rats on horizontal ladder rung walking task. Third Place winner!! Schell B, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2019). Galactic Cosmic Rays: The Effects of Space Radiation on String-Pulling. Adamczyk N, Johnson R, Blackwell AA, Segismundo A, Foecking E, Wallace D (2019). Castration and Concussion: Effects on Skilled Walking. Lord M, Cuthbert K, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2019). Rat-o-nauts: The effect of space radiation on exploratory behaviors of rats. |
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2018 Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
Banovetz M, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2018). Not So Fast! Using a String-Pulling Task to Evaluate Latent Stroke Treatment. First place winner!
Clark C, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2018) Rat and Mouse: Tugging at the Strings. Honorable mention! Fleming H, Moser H, Osterlund J, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2018). Dude, Where’s My Fibers? Effects of Infusing 192-IgG-Saporin Into the Medial Spetum. Mohamed M, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2018). Uh Oh Cheerios: Rat Bimanual Hand Coordination Under Light and Dark Conditions. Lattanzio L, Johnson R, Osterlund J, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2018). Organization of Exploratory Behavior Under Dark Conditions Following Repeated Concussion. |
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2018 Undergraduate Research Conference
Petersen J, Banovetz, Schell B, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2018). Stringing together species: Comparing kinematic and topographic characteristics of bimanual string-pulling behavior in humans (Homo sapiens) and rats (Rattus norvegicus).
Vance B, Kwaben V, Kopecky M, Blankenship P, Wallace D (2018). Treading Lightly: Examining contributions of the medial agranular cortex and posterior parietal cortex to allocentric processing in the Morris water task. First Place STEM! Banovetz MT, Blackwell AA, Tsai SY, Kartje GL, Wallace DG (2018). Pulling with a Purpose: Using a String-Pulling task to evaluate the effects of latent immunotherapy on the MCAO rodent model of stroke. Third Place STEM! Weick A, Johnson R, Hart M, Blackwell AA, Cheatwood J, Wallace D (2018). Tugging on Threads: The Effects of Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusions on Rat String-Pulling Behavior, a Test of Bilateral Fine Motor Control. Lipton MH, Blackwell AA, Blackenship PA, Tsai SY, Kartje GL, Wallace DG (2018). Watch your step! Evaluating the effects of delayed immunotherapy administration following a unilateral MCAo. First Place AEHHSS! Kopecky JMR, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG (2018). Lost in the dark: Sequential analysis of exploratory behavior reveals role of AGm and PPC in spatial orientation. Weil R, French A, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG (2018). Don’t Steal My Food! Food Protection in Rats with AGm & PPC Lesions. Miller MK, Donaldson TN, Eash JL, Yoder RM, Wallace DG (2018). Otolith dysfunction disrupts exploratory movement organization across two developmental time points. |
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2017 PSYC Research Conference
Schell B, Blackwell A, Yoder R, Wallace D (2017). Strings in space: Assessing fine motor control in a zero-gravity mouse model. First place winner!
Weil R, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG (2017). Don’t Steal My Food! Food Protection in Rats with AGm Lesion. Duran S, Donaldson T, Kartje W, Tsai SY, Wallace, DG (2017). A Stain in the (Mem)brain, Assessing Cholinergic Activity following 11C7-NOGO. Honorable mention! Haworth CR, Blankenship P, Blackwell A, Donaldson T, Tsai S, Kartje GL, Wallace DG (2017). Timing is Everything: Efficacy of Delayed Post-Event Administration of Immunotherapy on Functional Recovery. Jollie R, Blankenship PA, Yoder R, Wallace DG (2017). The Nitty Griddy: Investigating Firing Characteristics of Grid Cells in the Entorhinal Cortex in Mice. Kopecky JM, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG (2017). Lost in the dark: Sequential analysis of exploratory behavior reveals role of AGm in spatial orientation. Kwaben V, Kopecky M, Hayworth C, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG (2017). Just keep swimming: Examining contributions of the medial agranular cortex to allocentric processing in the Morris water task. First place winner! Banovetz MT, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG (2017). From components to the cortex: Building electrodes for field potential analysis in the mouse brain. Miller M, Donaldson T, Hastings M, Wallace D (2017). Balancing Act: A look at ASO treatment for Usher syndrome. |
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2017 University Research Conference
Angelina McNeela, Christopher Haworth, Philip Blankenship, Ashley Blackwell, Tia Donaldson, Shi-Yen Tsai, GL Kartje, Doug Wallace (2017). To Go or To NOGO-A: Effectiveness of Immunotherapy in Post-Stroke Cognition.
Lori Drendel, Nicholas Hahn, Philip Blankenship, Ashley Blackwell, Shi-Yen Tsai, Gwendolyn Kartje, Douglas Wallace (2017). Turning the Tide: Effect of Anti-NOGO-A Immunotherapy on Performance in a Morris Water Task Following MCAO. Second Place Winner! Sonia Duran, Kelly Dorris, Philip Blankenship, Ashley Blackwell, Shi-Yen Tsai, Gwendolyn Kartje, Douglas Wallace (2017). The Slippery Slope of Stroke Recovery: Effects of Anti-NOGO-A 11C7 Immunotherapy on Performance in a Ladder Rung Walking Task Following Unilateral MCAO. Adam McNeela, Tia Donaldson, Kelsey Jennings, Lucia Cherep, Frederic Depreux, Michelle Hastings, Douglas Wallace (2017). Effects of targeted ASO therapy on markers of cholinergic function on Usher Syndrome mice. Mark Banovetz, Teri Faulkner, Ashley Blackwell, Philip Blankenship, Tia Donaldson, Shi-Yen Tsai, Gwendolyn Kartje, Douglas Wallace (2017). Reaching for Recovery: The Effects of Delayed Anti-Nogo-A Immunotherapy on Fine Motor Control After Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion. Kelsey T. Jennings, Tia N. Donaldson, Frederic F. Depreux, Michelle L. Hastings, Douglas G. Wallace (2017). “How do I get home?” Evaluating home base establishment in animals with Usher syndrome and the effectiveness of antisense oligonucleotide therapy. Joanna Baumeister, Ashley Blackwell, Philip Blankenship, Tia Donaldson, Shi-Yen Tsai, Gwendolyn Kartje, Douglas Wallace (2017). Rats and Strings: Immediate Effects of Anti-NOGO-A Immunotherapy on Motoric Functions after a Stroke. |
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2016 PSYC Research Conference
HBaumeister J, Jennings K, Cox M, Blankenship P, Donaldson, T, Normann M, McNeal N, Grippo A, Wallace D (2016). Making Waves: A Comparison of Spatial Performance Between Rats and Prairie Voles in the Morris Water Maze.
Jennings K, Blankenship P, Donaldson T, Kartje W, Tsai S, Wallace D (2016). Nogo-a Is a No-Go for Stroke Recovery: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Anti-Nogo-a Antibody as a Treatment for Stroke in Rodents. Lorang B, Baumeister J, Jennings K, McNeela A, Blakenship P, Wallace D (2016). Drinks and Bumps: Effects of Concussion on Spatial Impairments Associated With Adolescent Binge Drinking. McNeela A, Donaldson T, Yoder R, Wallace D (2016). A Tilt in the Right Direction: Restriction of Vestibular Input Reduces Ache in Rodent Medial Septum. Honorable mention! |
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2016 Summer Research Conference
2016 University Research Conference
Baaij S, Wiseman A, Widick W, Blackwell A, Wallace D (2016). Remember to Pull Your Weight: Organization of String Pulling Behavior.
Cherep L, Blankenship PA, Benson J, Yoder R, Wallace D (2016). Role of otolith signals in exploratory behaviors. First Place Winner! Jennings K, Sawyer A, Cherep L, Donaldson T, Wallace D (2016). Ushering in a new era of gene therapy: A comparison of the short and long-term effectiveness of antisense oligonucleotide treatments to ameliorate spatial orientation deficits associated with Usher Syndrome McNeela A, Moscinski M, Britton K, Jennings K, Blakenship P, Donaldson T (2016). Losing your direction: Association between adolescent binge drinking and performance on manipulatory scale dead reckoning tasks. McNeela A, Smith C,Donaldson T, Cheatwood J, Wallace D(2016). Clearing the fog on chemo-brain: Disruption in mouse exploratory behavior following chemotherapeutic treatment. Moscinski M, Britton K, McNeela A, Blankenship P, Wallace D (2016). Lost in language structure: Adolescent binge drinking is associated with disruptions in deep cohesion Widick W, Wiseman A, Sharma V, Blackwell A, Wallace D (2016). Short circuited: Effects of lesioning the fimbria-fornix on exploratory behavior organization under light and dark conditions. Wiseman A, Baaij S, Widick W, Blackwell A, Wallace D (2016). Gym Rats: String Weight Differentially Influences Fine Motor Coordination. |
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2015 PSYC Research Conference
Baaij SB, Wiseman AC, Widick WL, Foster BC, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG. The New String Theory: Does Relative Mass Influence Sequential Organization of String Pulling Behavior. Honorable Mention!
Wiseman AC, Baaij SB, Widick, WL, Foster BC, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG. Pulling One’s Weight: Organization of String-Pulling Behavior Altered by Variations in Weight. Foster BC, Widick WL, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG. Matching motivation: Does reinforcement contingency influence the organization of string pulling behavior? Jennings K, Cherep L, Donaldson T, Hastings M, Wallace D. Ushering in a new era of gene therapy: Effectiveness of antisense oligonucleotide treatments to ameliorate spatial orientation deficits associated with Usher syndrome. First Place Winner! Cherep L, Blankenship P, Brockman S, Trainer A, Benson J, Yoder R, Wallace D. Otolithic involvement in the organization of exploratory movements. McNeela, AM, Jennings K, Moscinski M, Britton K, Donaldson, T, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG. Losing your direction: Association between adolescent binge drinking and performance on manipulatory scale dead reckoning tasks. Moscinski M, Britton K, McNeela A,Blankenship P, Wallace D. Adolescent Binge Drinking: Getting Lost in Language Structure Widick WL, Blackwell AB, Wallace DG. Following a thread: Transient and persistent movement organization deficits associated with devascularization of the SMC in a string pulling task. Honorable Mention! |
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2015 Summer Research Conference
Cherep LA, Blankenship PA, Brockman SN, Trainer AD, Benson JD, Yoder RM, Wallace DG. Wandering in the dark: Impact of vestibular pathology on organization of exploratory behavior.
Miller ME, Wallace DG. Kinematics of movement on a linear track. |
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2015 University Research Conference
Cherep LA, Blankenship PB, Yoder RM, Wallace DG. Homeward bound: How vestibular pathology influences exploratory behavior.
Wolf CN, Blankenship PA, Cheatwood JL, Wallace DG. Neglecting to protect: Lesions of the DCS may impair food protection performance. Cwik A, Sharma V, Blankenship PA, Blackwell AA, Kartje G, Tsai SY, Wallace DG. Evalauting the effects of anti-NoGo-A immunotherapy on water maze performance subsequent to fimbria-fornix lesions. Smith NC, Blankenship PA, Blackwell AA, Tsai SY, Kartje G, Wallace DG. NoGoing somewhere? Kinematic improvements in MTP tasks suggestd potenital for 11C7 as therapy for Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type. Widick WL, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG. The tug between recovery and compensation after SMC devascularization. Second place winner! Emery AE, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG. Time for change: Using string pulling behavior to assess interval timing. |
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2014 PSYC Research ConferenceBulkley JM, Blackwell AA, Blankenship PA, Yoder R, Wallace DG. Life on an angle: Tilted mouse navigation impaired under dark conditions.
Wolf C, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG. Neglecting to protect: Lesions of the DCS may impair food protection performance. Widick WL, Blackwell AA, Wallace DG. Rope in recovery: Tugging between recovery or compensation after SMC devascularization. First place winner! |
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2014 University Research ConferenceSieg ML, Kaden M, Koppen JR, Wallace DG. Retrograde amnesia in a novel string pulling task after selective hippocampal cholinergic deafferentation.
Stuebing SL, Blakenship PA, Kolb B, Whishaw IQ, Wallace DG. Evaluating the role of frontal cortical structures in self-movement cue processing during spontaneous exploration. Carbajal-Sotelo G, Isom A, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG. Lost in space: Changes in spatial orientation observed across the lifespan. Ohata B, Koppen JR, Yoder R, Wallace DG. Tilted: Examning self-movement cue processing in a mouse model of vestibular pathology. Third place winner! Shirar A, Parker M, Blakenship PA, Blackwell A, Wallace DG. Binge drinking haze and a long term daze: How heavy drinking is associated with troubled wayfinding. |
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2013 PSYC Research ConferenceOhata B, Koppen JR, Yoder R, Wallace DG. Effects of vestibular pathology on spatial orientation in mice.
Sieg ML, Koppen JR, Wallace DG. Retrograde amnesia in a novel string pulling task after selective hippocampal cholinergic deafferentation. Parker M, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG. Drunk history: A history if binge drinking disrupts performance in a human analogue of the Morris water maze. Honorable Mention! |
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2013 University Research Conference
Hamdaoui A, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG. Lost in space: History of binge drinking disrupts self-movement cue processing in a manipulatory scale spatial task.
Stuebing SL, Blankenship PA, Kolb B, Whishaw IQ, Wallace DG. Evaluating the role of frontal cortical structures in self-movement cue processing during spontaneous exploration. Torrence J, Blankenship PA, Köppen JR, Wallace DG. Aging and Its Effect on Self-movement Cue Processing. Wiktor E, Blankenship PA, Wallace DG. Evaluating the effects of cortical devascularization on the organization of food protection behavior. |
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2012 PSYC Research ConferenceBlackwell AA, Stuebing SL, Finney AA, Köppen JR, Winter SS, Matuszewich L, Wallace DG. Evaluating sex differences in self-movement cue processing during a food hoarding task. Quarrato C, Hamilton DA, Wallace DG. Exploring the effects of fetal alcohol exposure on adult navigation. First place winner! Stuebing SL, Köppen JR, Winter SS, Cheatwood JL, Wallace DG. Infusion of GAT1-Saporin into the medial septum spares mnemonic function and impairs self-movement cue processing. |
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2012 University Research ConferenceStuebing SL, Colletti JS, Köppen JR, Winter SS, Cheatwood JL, Wallace DG. The role of the GABAergic component of the septohippocampal system in self-movement cue processing. URAD honorable mention! Blaum D, Winter SS, Köppen JR, Wallace DG. A rat model of human anticipatory head movement during dark exploration. URAD First Place Winner! Blackwell A, Finney A, Stuebing SL, Köppen JR, Wallace DG. By land by sea: Evaluating sex differences in food hoarding and water maze tasks. |
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2011 PSYC Research ConferenceColletti JS, Stuebing S, Köppen JR, Winter SS, Wallace DG. YABBA GABA DOesn’t: GABAergic Deafferentation Spares Mnemonic Function. Stuebing S, Colletti JS, Köppen JR, Winter SS, Wallace DG. Homeward Bound: The Effects of the GABAergic Component of the Septohippocampal System on Spatial Orientation. |
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2011 University Research ConferenceApger BP, Grimelli DM, Köppen JR, Winter SS, Wallace DG. Blindly Biased: Restricting Cue Access Impacts Spatial Orientation in a Human Analogue of the Water Maze. Bezdek LE, Köppen JR, WInter SS, Wallace DG. Swimming the distance: an investigation of distance estimation capacity in rats. Vadnais SA, Köppen JR, Winter SS, Wallace DG. Wandering paws: Wandering behaviors in rats with GABAergic deafferentation of the hippocampus. |
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2010 PSYC Research ConferenceApger BA, Grimelli DM, Nolan SM, Köppen JR, Wallace DG. Sighted vs. Blindfolded: Dissociating Search Strategies in a Bead Maze Task. Stanton VA, Sheehan MM, Köppen JR, Wallace DG. Paddle of the sexes. |
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2010 University Research ConferenceJarrett MD, Winter SS, Wallace DG. Effects of Cholinergic Agonists on Spatial Orientation in a Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Loda E, Nail, Raines JR, Winter SS, Wallace DG. Direction and distance estimation in a human analogue of the rat water maze task. Thoennes AB, Loda E, Nail M, Raines JR, Winter SS, Wallace DG. Navigating with Fingers: A translational tool to measure spatial disorientation associated with Alzheimer’s Disease |