Nathalie Valenzuela: Neural basis of Social behavior, week 4
My last week I’m Tucson went by too fast! In the lab I finished another stimulus set that they hope to show Ham soon once he starts cooperating. Eggo underwent more training and he did very well. I left the lab with them having a good experiment started and one that will hopefully take place […]
Nathalie Valenzuela: Neural basis of Social behavior, week 3
This week was a very exciting one for the lab. While my project was extended to more videos, tests were being conducted on a monkey named eggo. This paticular experiment invoked touch and it was the 2nd that neurological analysis of two different sections of the brain were simultaneous looked at. Even though I couldn’t […]
Nathalie Valenzuela: Neural Basis of Social Behavior, Week 2
Its my second week here and my projects are going really well. The experiment hasn’t been able to take place yet because the monkey is still in training. This monkey is named Ham and he’s a teenager and at the moment he’s going through a rebellious stage and really doesn’t want to listen. All of […]
Nathalie Valenzuela: Neural Basis of Social Behavior, Week 1
Hey everyone my name is Nathalie Valenzuela and I attend Ouray High school. I’ll be here in arizona for four weeks. This is my first week here in Tucson where I am studying at the University of Arizona in the labs at the College of Medicine. I am Dr Katalin Gothard’s intern here in the […]