This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Neuroscience, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Structural magnetic resonance imaging in Parkinson’s disease and rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder, Erind Alushaj
The Modulation of LFP Characteristics In The Freely Moving Common Marmoset, William JM Assis
The effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on conditioned disgust: Expanding the rodent model of lithium chloride (LiCl)-induced anticipatory nausea, Indra R. Bishnoi
Multimodal connectivity of the human basal forebrain, Sudesna Chakraborty
Neural dynamics of visual processes in challenging visibility conditions, Saba Charmi Motlagh
Neural responses in the lateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of macaques navigating virtual environments, Benjamin W. Corrigan
The Roles of Vestibular and Proprioceptive Signals in Updating Spatial Selective Auditory Attention during Head Motion, Erisa Davoudi
The Combined Effects of Physical Exercise and Cognitive Training on Gait Speed and Primary Motor Cortex Metabolism in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A 1H-MRS Analysis, Jack Thomas Emsey Elkas
Investigating the Age-Dependent Impact of Lactate Dehydrogenase on Cognition in Flies and Mice, Ariel Khaya Frame
Cholinergic Regulation of Alzheimer's-Like Pathology, Liliana German-Castelan
Modelling Prenatal Hypoxia As A Risk Factor For Schizophrenia Vulnerability In Patient-Derived Cerebral Organoids, Dana M. Gummerson
The Role of Serotonin in the Estradiol-dependent Selectivity of Auditory Regions in Songbirds, Calista J. Henry
Fraction Magnitude Understanding Across Learning Formats: an fMRI Study, Chloe A. Henry
Chemogenetic modulation of microglial activity in vivo, Aja Hogan-Cann
Neural Dynamics of Target Processing in Attentional Blink, Mansoure Jahanian
The sensory properties of the fast visuomotor system, Rebecca Kozak
Perceptual benefits from long-term exposure to naturalistic sound patterns, Bruno A. Mesquita
Sex Differences in Mood and Anxiety-Related Outcomes in Response to Adolescent Nicotine Exposure, Tsun Hay Jason Ng
Exploring Brain-Derived Progenitor Cells as a therapeutic delivery system to Glioblastoma, Andrew T. Olin
Neuropsychological Outcomes After Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Feasibility Study, Sydni G. Paleczny
Exploring the role of the ATRX chromatin remodeling protein in mouse astrocytes, Miguel A. Pena-Ortiz
Category Learning DLPFC Single-Dissociation by fNIRS, Tim Qiu
DISENTANGLING THE ROLE OF PARVALBUMIN-EXPRESSING INTERNEURONS IN STIMULUS-RESPONSE LEARNING AND COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY, Harleen Rai
Aging Effects on the Motivational Consequences of Unsuccessful Memory Recall, Rachel Sargeson
Neural correlates of online movement preparation, Mahdiyar Shahbazi
Selective recruitment of cerebellum in cognition, Ladan Shahshahani
Temporal dynamics of natural sound categorization, Ali Tafakkor
Assessing the Neurological Sequelae of COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Rachel Wagner
The roles of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in stress-induced cognitive deficits in mice, Xin Zhao
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Rhythmic, Motor, and Non-Motor Dysfunctions in Parkinson’s Disease, A Window Into Regularity Processing, Freezing Of Gait, And Anxiety, Abdullah Al Jaja
The Effect of Active Learning on Viewpoint Dependence for Novel Objects, Cassandra Wallace Bacher
Using Spoken Narratives to Measure Listening Engagement in Children, Sarah Bobbitt
The Role of Autonomic Arousal in Curiosity Sparked by Unsuccessful Memory Recall, Sundari Chatterton
Human neuroimaging reveals that agency in a video game boosts functional connectivity within and between networks, Emily J. Davidson
The Effects Of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation On Beat Perception And Motor Performance, Marina Emerick
Neural circuitry of the midbrain pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus regarding its role in sensorimotor gating, Niveen Fulcher
Mapping The Functional Organization of Human Frontoparietal Cortex With fMRI, Geetika Gupta
The influence of intersegmental dynamics on limb position sense, Peyman R. Heidari
Coordinate Frame for Proprioception Acuity Changes Accompanying Motor Learning, Heba Hussian
Relation of spontaneous and evoked brain activity to language development in young children, Tahereh Karami Shoar
Monitoring intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants, Lilian MN Kebaya
Virtual hand actions show behavioural and neural signatures of right handedness, Jaana Leppala
Data-driven Neuroanatomical Subtypes in Various Stages of Schizophrenia: Linking cortical thickness, glutamate, and language functioning, Liangbing Liang
Prognostic indicators of functional outcome in first episode psychosis: Linguistic, Anatomical, and Metabolic Predictors of Early Social and Vocational Outcome, Michael L. MacKinley
Durability of Motor Learning by Observation, Natalia Mangos
The Express Sensorimotor Response Selects Visual Features Based On Instruction, David Youhanna Mekhaiel
Hearing Loss and Cognition: Using Behavioural Paradigms to Uncover the Learning Strategy Changes Following Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Rodents, Benjamin Joseph Patrick
Associations Between Testosterone, Androgen Receptor Polymorphism, And Mood, Christopher Purkis
Myeloarchitectonic Maps of Cat Auditory Cortex, Austin Robertson
Prefrontal coding of naturalistic working memory: Mechanisms during normal maintenance and modelled disease, Megan P. Roussy
The Effect of Propionic Acid on the Habituation to Social and Non-social Odour Cues in Adult Male Rats, Cashmeira-Dove P. Tyson
Investigating the Effect of Intratumoral Modulation Therapy on Breast Cancer Brain Metastases, Mila Uzelac
The Role of the Hippocampus in Pattern Separation and Statistical Learning, Helena Shizhe Wang
Neural correlates of familiarity across time scales and their involvement in explicit memory decisions, Haopei Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Brain Representations of Dexterous Hand Control: Investigating the Functional Organization of Individuated Finger Movements and Somatosensory Integration, Spencer Arbuckle
Brain Signatures of Human Skill Learning: From Single Movements to Movement Sequences, Eva Berlot
The Functional and Structural Consequences of Aberrant Microglial Activity in Major Depressive Disorder, Jasmine D. Cakmak
Tracking the Mechanisms of Short-Term Motor Adaptation within the Framework of a Two-State Model, Susan K. Coltman
Empathic Processing in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Stroke, Hilary Dagg
Developmental neurogenesis and myelination of songbird brains: sex differences, hormones and social effects, Adriana Diez
Fruitless (fru) and the Neural System of Rejection Behaviours in Female Drosophila melanogaster, Omar El-Deeb
The effects of resistance training on cognition and brain health in older adults at risk for diabetes: A pilot feasibility study, Joyla Furlano
Dopaminergic Modulation of a Fast Visuomotor Pathway in Parkinson's Disease, Madeline C. Gilchrist
Statistical summary representations are perceived but not grasped., Maryam Hamidi
Understanding Neural Signals related to Speech Processing in Humans During Sleep, Ashwin Harimohan
Characterizing the Anxiolytic Potential and Synergistic Efficacy of Cannabidiol and d-limonene, Nathashi Jayawardena
A Behavioral Study on the Adult Marmoset Interference Control in Spatial Working Memory, Mohadese Khosravi Najafabadi
'The Memory of All That': The Effects of Music on Paradoxical Lucidity in Older Adults, Sarah Klapman
Investigation of the Hsp90 co-chaperone, STI1, in cellular resilience and neurodegenerative diseases, Rachel E. Lackie
Assessing Cognitive Function in a Mouse Model of Synucleinopathy, Mei Peng Lim
Blocking PirB Function Increases Dendritic Spine Density in the Prefrontal Cortex of Adult Rats, Hannah J. MacNeil
Examining the role of Chloride Homeostasis and PGE2 signaling in the Neuroendocrine stress response to inflammation, Samuel A. Mestern
Neural substrates of reward, error, and effort processing underlying adaptive motor behaviour, Dimitrios J. Palidis
Modifications in the representation and control of finger movement sequences with learning, Nicola Popp
Does aberrant connectivity underlie the experience of misophonia?, Kate Raymond
Is Motor Excitability Modulated by Isochronous Rhythms?, Syed Z. Raza
Microstructural Alterations in Grey and White Matter Following Early-Onset Deafness in the Cat, Alessandra Sacco
Functional Loss of Cntnap2 in the Rat Leads to Autism-related Alterations in Behaviour and Auditory Processing, Kaela Elizabeth Scott
The Expression of Guilt, Chloe A. Stewart
The Role of Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase in Regulating Cerebellar Network Formation Across Murine Development, Vasiliki Tellios
The Hijacked Self: Midbrain and Default Mode Network Functional Patterns in PTSD, Braeden A. Terpou
Learning object representations in deep neural networks, Ehsan Tousi
Evaluating Anesthetic Protocols for Non-Human Primate Functional Neuroimaging, Megha Verma
Characterizing The Cellular, Molecular, And Behavioural Pathology Of Repetitive mTBI In A Human Tau Transgenic Mouse, Morgan A. Walker
Uncovering Deficits in Auditory Processing and Cognition Following Hearing Loss and Prefrontal Cortex Dysfunction, Krystyna B. Wieczerzak
Neuroanatomical characterization of fruitless P2 neurons and assessment of their role in female mate receptivity, William Yeung
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Functional and Structural Brain Reorganization After Unilateral Prefrontal Cortex Lesions In Macaques, Ramina Adam
Cognitive Resources Are Recruited Consistently Across People During Story Listening, Matthew T. Bain
Characterizing putative sexually dimorphic effects of a propionic acid induced autism spectrum disorder phenotype in adult male and female rats, Katie C. Benitah