Behavioral neuroscience research on social behavior in voles
Annaliese Beery, Professor
Integrative Biology
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Research in our laboratory is focused on factors that influence affiliative social behavior in two species of voles. This project involves working with a graduate student training voles to press a lever to gain access to social rewards, and testing how social reward varies under different circumstances.
Role: Train voles to use the apparatus that measures their motivation, carry out behavioral testing, and score behavioral videos. You would be working closely with a graduate student on this project.
Qualifications: All specific training and materials will be provided. Students should be reliable, organized, and good at functioning semi-independently. Students should be majoring in (or intended) in the sciences and interested in research on animal behavior or behavioral neuroscience.
Students should be available to work 8-10 hours each week, with at least two regular blocks between 9am-noon when the testing room is available.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Dante Cantini, Graduate Student
Hours: 9-11 hrs
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