PSY451 Senior Research Thesis - Dr. Pittman

PSY451 - Senior Research Thesis - Dr. Dave Pittman
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SENIOR THESIS PROJECTS:

FALL 2009 PROJECT TBA Abstract - Full report Brittney Getz, Christina Jackson, Sara Riggs, Jonathan Shay
FALL 2008 GABAergic Influences Increase Ingestion across All Taste Categories. Abstract - Full report Molly McGinnis, Elizabeth Miller, Lindsey Richardson	FALL 2007 Effect of Benzodiazepines on Ingestive Behavior. Abstract - Full report Hannah Dinnen, Ivy Farr
FALL 2006 Dose-Response Effects of Linoleic Acid on the Consumption Pattern of Sucrose. Abstract - Full report Cameron Corbin, Rebecca Dover, Brittany Lewis, Kimberly Smith	FALL 2005 A Role for Taste in the Detection of Linoleic but not Oleic Acid in Rats. Abstract - Full report Ashley Adamson, Mallory Bramlett, Sarah Evans, Lauren Gasque, Ryn Lister
FALL 2004 The Role of the Chorda Tympani Nerve in the Gustatory Detection of Free Fatty Acids. Abstract - Full report Leah Harris, Lauren Murchison, Sara Shields, Jennifer Wallace	FALL 2003 Gustatory Detection and Discrimination between Free Fatty Acids in Rats: Evidence of a taste component for dietary fat. Abstract - Full report Gabe Gracia, Chelsea Grimsley, Erin Hantske
SPRING 2003 Influence of Linoleic Acid on Human Taste Intensity. Abstract - Full report Mary Holland Brumbach, Virginia Clyburn, Hailey Hughes, Sean Patterson, Krysta Webster	FALL 2002 Taste Modulation by Linoleic Acid in Rats. Abstract - Full report Sarah Elizabeth Cheek, Steven Dwight Robinson, Dylan Burr Scott

Past Student Literature Reviews:
Rat Taste Behaviors for Bitter and Sour Aversive Stimuli Elizabeth Miller Fall 2008	Characteristics of Salt and Umami Taste Molly McGinnis Fall 2008	The Influence of Nutritive and Non-nutritive Sweeteners on Rat Taste Behavior Lindsey Richardson Fall 2008
GABAergic Influence on Taste Information in the Central Gustatory Pathway Hannah Dinnen Fall 2007	Influences of Benzodiazepines on Palatability Ivy Farr Fall 2007	Sex Differences in Taste Preferences in Humans Cameron Corbin Fall 2006
Contributions of Appetite, Metabolism and Taste Sensitivities In Human Obesity: A Review of Richard D. Mattes’s Research Rebecca Dover Fall 2006	Effects of Drugs, Sex, and Age on Preference to Sweet Taste in Rats Brittany Lewis Fall 2006	Understanding Obesity through a Comparison of Osborne-Mendel and S5B/P1 Strains of Rat Kimberly Smith Fall 2006
The Influence of Ingested Dietary Fat and Its Affects on the Gut and Brain Ashley Adamson Fall 2005	The Homeostatic Mechanisms of Obesity Mallory Bramlett Fall 2005	Taste Preferences and Societal Influence Regarding Obesity Sarah Evans Fall 2005
Afferent Neural Coding in the Three Main Gustatory Nerves Lauren Gasque Fall 2005	The Etiology of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Ryn Lister Fall 2005	The Obesity Epidemic Sara Shields Fall 2004
The Role of Saliva in Taste Leah Harris Fall 2004	Genetic and Physiological Contributions to Obesity Lauren Murchison Fall 2004	Non-Genetic Contributions to Obesity: the role of metabolism, energy intake, and energy expenditure. Jennifer Wallace Fall 2004
The Role of the Cranial Nerves in the Gustatory System Erin Hantske Fall 2003	Whole Fat and Free Fatty Acid Contribution to the Taste of Fat Chelsea Grimsley Fall 2003	Correlations of Electrophysiological and Behavioral Studies of the Gustatory System Gabe Garcia Fall 2003
Pre-ingestive and Post-ingestive Influences on Dietary Fat Intake Virgina Clyburn Spring 2003	Gustatory Neural Coding in the Monkey and Human Brain Mary Holland Brumbach Spring 2003	Taster Status & Taste Perception Hailey Hughes Spring 2003
The Transduction of Sweet Tastants in Humans Sean Patterson Spring 2003	Afferent Gustatory Neural Coding: A Review of Dr. David Smith’s Research Krysta Webster Spring 2003
The Motivation to Eat and its Effect on Obesity Sallie Cheek Fall 2002	The Effects of the Hypothalamus and Nucleus Accumbens on Orosensory Fat Preferences in Rats: A literature review Steven D. Robinson Fall 2002	Dysgeusia: Experimental evidence suggesting neurological impairment in taste perception among the elderly and HIV-infected patients. Dylan Scott Fall 2002

**COURSE INFORMATION:**
SCHEDULE	CLASS SYLLABUS
LITERATURE REVIEW INFO	Dr. Pittman's Strategies for a Writing Successful Critical Literature Review. Important to read!
Form for Student Evaluations	Download this EXCEL worksheet to predict your literature review grade based on your revisions.
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