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Biocytin filled neurons recorded from ipsilateral and contralateral in vitro infralimbic prefrontal cortical slices

Biocytin filled neurons recorded from ipsilateral and contralateral in vitro infralimbic prefrontal cortical slices

REM sleep EEG

EEG data recorded by the sleep and chronobiology laboratory shows brain activity during the REM stage of sleep

Detection of 5ht1a (red) and cFOS (yellow) mRNA in the dorsal raphe nucleus by double-labeled fluorescent in situ hybridization

Detection of 5ht1a (red) and cFOS (yellow) mRNA in the dorsal raphe nucleus by double-labeled fluorescent in situ hybridization

Fixing human endothelial cells on plates for future analysis

Fixing human endothelial cells on plates for future analysis

A key hormone controlling human reproduction may have evolved from an ancestor dedicated to other functions

A key hormone controlling human reproduction may have evolved from an ancestor dedicated to other functions

Alzheimer’s brain section stained for beta amyloid plaques (red), double stranded RNA (green), and DNA (blue)

Alzheimer’s brain section stained for beta amyloid plaques (red), double stranded RNA (green), and DNA (blue)

Dexterity (pegboard test) depends on the ability to control the forces produced by hand muscles

Dexterity (pegboard test) depends on the ability to control the forces produced by hand muscles

The Applied Biomechanics Lab studies the effects of running prostheses on athletes with leg amputations

The Applied Biomechanics Lab studies the effects of running prostheses on athletes with leg amputations

Pippa Zolla, Junior Neuroscience/Psychology undergraduate, extracting purified liver RNA in Dr. Christopher Lowry's Behavioral Neuroendocrinology lab

Pippa Zolla, Junior Neuroscience/Psychology undergraduate, extracting purified liver RNA in Dr. Christopher Lowry’s Behavioral Neuroendocrinology lab

Endothelial progenitor cells in culture

Endothelial progenitor cells in culture

Nicotine binding throughout the brain

Nicotine binding throughout the brain

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