PEOPLE
Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Thomas Edison
Lab Director
Christa McIntyre, PhD
Associate Professor of Cognition and Neuroscience
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Email: [email protected]
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Research Scientist
Rimenez Souza, PhD
Texas Biomedical Device Center
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Graduate Students
Amanda Dieppa Alvarez
Molecular Mechanisms of Memory and Extinction
Amanda is investigating the molecular changes that contribute to synaptic plasticity and memory consolidation during fear conditioning and extinction. This basic research is designed to enhance our understanding of the neural processes involved in pathological states of anxiety.
Lindsey Noble
Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Memory and Anxiety
Lindsey is examining the effects of acute vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on anxiety and extinction of conditioned fear in rats. This preclinical work tests the effects of VNS on extinction of conditioned fear in a rat model of PTSD.
Lab Alumni
Jayme McReynolds
Thesis: Basolateral Complex of the Amygdala Modulation of Encoding Emotional Valence and Arc Protein Expression – Earned PhD May, 2012
Crystal Holloway
Thesis: Interaction of the Amygdala and the Rostral Anterior Cingulate Cortex in the Consolidation of Long-Term Memory – Earned PhD December, 2011
Dave Peña
Thesis: The Use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – Earned PhD April, 2013
Shawn Willett
Laboratory Research Technician from 2012-2014