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Sugar, Stress, and Sex: Impact of stress on reward-related behaviors and pathways in female rats

A closer look at the effects of stress in an animal model of anhedonia.

A Study of PTSD in Patients with Gunshot Wounds- University of Chicago Pritzker Medical School

Interning at the University of Chicago Pritzker Medical School with two surgeons on PTSD in gunshot wound patients.

Induced Simultanagnosia in a Saccadic Persistence of Vision Display

We spent our fall semester creating and experimenting with a saccadic persistence of vision display.

Hopping for the Best

Ekstrom and her coauthors explored the role of vision by comparing normal and blind toads.

Nelson and Reiss publish new work with current and former students

Rolf Nelson and Jason E. Reiss publish work with students and a colleague on how we perceive holes in an upcoming issue of the journal,…

Maricle ’15 and Fournier ’16 to present at regional conference with Reiss

Chris Maricle ’15 and Danielle Fournier ’16 will be presenting two posters at the upcoming annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association with Assistant…

UPDATE: Parker ’12 wins regional conference award!

Laura Parker ’12 has won the best undergraduate student poster award at the annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association.

Parker ’12 presents research at regional conference

Laura Parker ’12, Assistant Professor Jason E. Reiss, and Associate Professor Rolf Nelson presented their research at the annual meeting of the New England Psychological…

Kirkpatrick publishes with recent alum

Assistant Professor Meg Kirkpatrick and Wheaton alumna Liana Merrill ’09 published their research in the January issue of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior.

Morris receives funding from NIH

Bob Morris, Associate Professor of Biology, and his lab were awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Institutes for Childhood Health and Development.

Reiss pays attention to cognitive function

Assistant Professor of Psychology Jason E. Reiss, a cognitive neuroscientist, is researching the hidden mental processes involved in the acquisition and use of visual information.