July 28, 2009

On Thursday, July 23, 2009, Davidson faculty and students traveled to Furman University in Greenville, SC to participate in the 3rd Annual Davidson-Furman Summer Research Conference. Davidson and Furman students explained summer research projects by presenting posters in a morning session and four talks in an afternoon session. The opportunity allows students from both schools peer-level scholarly exchange.

Davidson Poster presentations included:

Effects of Paired-Pulse Stimulation of the Crossed Temporodentate and Septodentate Afferents to the Dentate Gyrus. Matthew De Niear '11, Erin Feeney '11 & Dr. Julio Ramirez

Septal Modulation of the Perforant Path Granule Cell Response. Erin Feeney '11, Matthew De Niear '11 & Dr. Julio Ramirez

Deficits in Recognizing Facial Emotions and Physiological Responses with Mild Depression and/or Anxiety. Christopher Fezza '10, Dr. Cole Barton, & Joseph Harvey '09

Taking Your Brain to the Gym: Does Cognitive Training Impact Cognitive Aging? A. Zehra Jaffri '11, Kelly Giles '09, Dr. Kristi S. Multhaup, Dr. Mark E. Faust (UNCC), & Michelle Stowe Ong, MD (Lake Norman Internal Medicine)

ADHD, Empathy, and the Influence of Stimulant Medication. Max W. Simonsen '10, Dr. Cole Barton, & Joseph Harvey '09

Aging and Dynamic Cognitive Control in a Sequential Stroop Task. Heather Smith '10, Dr. Kristi S. Multhaup, Dr. Mark E. Faust (UNCC), & Katie Greenfield '09

Manipulating Public Opinion of Synthetic Biology: How Framing Affects Public Perception and Curricular Decisions. Sam Snell '10, Dr. Scott Tonidandel, Dr. Malcolm Campbell, & Kyri Bye-Nagel

Davidson Spoken presentations included:

Fimbria-Fornix Transection Results in Impaired Performance on a Delayed Non-Matching to
Sample Task. Michelle Bleda '10, Lara Moody '09, Mercedes Robinson '09 & Dr. Julio Ramirez

The Catalytic Effect: Enhanced Synaptic Efficacy of the Sprouted Crossed Temporodentate Pathway. Mercedes Robinson '09, Sarah Rhodes '09 & Dr. Julio Ramirez

Posted By: Fern Duncan