Undergraduate Research Center
Kendall Perssico
- SOAR Position: Member; Alumni
- Major: Psychology
- Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Cyrille Magne
Current Focus: Determining Oxytocin’s Role in Social Motivation of Mice
Additional Interests: Neuroscience, Gut-brain axis
Project Description
We are investigating what makes mice socially motivated. Over the summer, we validated/ developed behavior tasks to measure social motivation. This semester we will be using pharmacology to manipulate mice to examine differences in motivation.
Why does this topic interest you?
I am interested in the brain and how we can localize certain functions to an area of the brain.
What are your professional aspirations?
I aspire to be a neuroscience professor.
Do you have any advice for future researchers?
Get involved any way you can early on.
Spring URECA Deadline
Thursday, January 30th at 4:30 pm
Contact us
Jamie Burriss, Ph.D., Director
(615) 494-7669
Jamie.Burriss@mtsu.edu
Casey Penston, Coordinator
(615) 809-4588
Casey.Penston@mtsu.edu