There are unsettled debates in the literature regarding the strength of top-down and bottom-up processing in visual attention. Control of top-down visual attention was assessed in both younger and older adults using a visual search task. In the task, . . .

Recent scientific evidence suggests that hyperexcitability in neural circuits may be responsible for neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. This may, in turn, be due to an imbalance between excitation (Glutamatergic) and inhibition (GABAergic) ne . . .

Withania somnifera (WS), an adaptogenic herb, has been found to have many beneficial properties, such as promoting relaxation, improving muscle strength, and exhibiting neuroprotective characteristics. In the current study, behavioral responses and ge . . .

This thesis provides an overview of the development of neuroscience, educational neuroscience, and the current position of neuromusical research with implications for the future of music education through a review of the literature. The purpose of thi . . .

Treadmill training is a therapy that has been implemented to promote recovery of locomotor function after spinal cord injury (SCI). In the present study, we examined the neuroprotective effects of treadmill training following a severe thoracic spinal . . .

This study primarily used qualitative research techniques that focused on the link between batterers in domestic violence and Bowlby's theory of attachment in conjunction with Klein's theory of projective identification and the paranoid/schizoid/depre . . .

The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that by 2030 more than 20 percent of U.S. residents would be over the age of 65. Moreover 1 in 9 Americans over the age of 65 are suffering from some form of cognitive disorder.Thus interventions towards the im . . .

It has been proposed that during human locomotion the neurological coordination between the upper and lower limbs is accomplished largely within the spinal cord, but the functional implications of spinal limb coupling during walking have not been full . . .

Committee members: Ray de Leon, Robert Nissen, Amelia Russo-Neustadt, Robert Desharnais

The purpose of this project was to write a grant application to obtain funding for a comprehensive complex trauma prevention program for children at-risk for developing mental illness. The prevention program would be conducted at the school-based site . . .