Over the course of work in our laboratory participants have the opportunity to experience many of the following techniques:
Ø Behavioral Analysis
· Pavlovian Conditioning
o Conditioned place preference
o Sensitization of locomotor activity
· Instrumental Conditioning
o Drug self-administration procedures
o Drug discrimination procedures
o Schedule-controlled behavior
o Delay discounting procedures
Ø Small Animal Surgery
· Sterotaxic procedures to implant cannula
· Implantation of a chronic indwelling jugular catheter
Ø Histology
· Slide Preparation
o Mounting
o Staining
· Microscopic analysis
· Neuroanatomical localization
Ø Neurochemistry
· High Pressure Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection (HPLC-EC)
· Microdialysis
Ø Collaborative Opportunities in
· Human behavioral pharmacology
o Dr. Thomas Kelly, Department of Behavioral Science
· Neuropharmacology utilizing in-vitro techniques
o Dr. Linda Dwoskin, College of Pharmacy
o Dr. Mark Prendergast, Department of Psychology