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Logan Nelson, a member of UAB’s SPIN program (Summer Program in Neuroscience), has been working on a fear conditioning project designed to better understand whether the ability to control and predict threat alters fear learning and memory processes in those with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Click here to see Logan describe his research.

Kristen Buford, a graduate student in the Behavioral Neuroscience program, has been working on a project studying the impact environmental toxin exposure has on the brain. Click here for a description of Kristen’s project.

Devon Grey, a graduate student in the Behavioral Neuroscience program, has been working on a project studying the impact adolescent exposure to discrimination has on the brain. Click here for a description of Devon’s research.

Anudeep Bolaram, a graduate student in the Behavioral Neuroscience program, has been working on a project studying the impact of controllable and predictable threats on the neural mechanisms of Pavlovian conditioned fear. Click here for a description of Anudeep’s project.Anudeep Bolaram, a graduate student in the Behavioral Neuroscience program, has been working on a project studying the impact of controllable and predictable threats on the neural mechanisms of Pavlovian conditioned fear. Click here for a description of Anudeep’s project.

During World Brain Day, UAB faculty competed for major grant funding to support research to fight the zombie apocalypse. Click here to watch Dr. Knight and his colleagues (Drs. Allendorfer, Visscher, and Bolding) compete for funding.