2008 Conference Presentations
*undergraduate authors are in bold*

Adams, R.S., & Glenn, M.J. (November 2008). Behavioral and neural responses to social isolation rearing in the rat as a function of prenatal choline supplementation. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Glenn, M.J., Mellot, T.J., Bilbo, S.D., Blusztajn, J.K., & Williams, C.L. (November 2008). Memory proficiency in old age is uniquely related to neurotrophin levels and immune factors in the hippocampus of male and female rats as a function of prenatal choline availability. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Brooks, K.M., Lyford, D.L., Ray, Z.E., Corriveau, J.A., & Glenn, M.J. (November 2008). Postnatal choline availability modulates the behavioral consequences of chronic mild stress in adult male rats. Poster session presented at the annual dinner of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

McClurg, L.M., Adams, R.S., & Glenn, M.J. (November 2008). Supplemental dietary choline during prenatal and adolescent development, but not during adulthood, has an antidepressant-like effect in adult female rats. Poster session presented at the annual dinner of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience during the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Wong-Goodrich, S.J., Glenn, M.J., Mellott, T.J., Blusztajn, J.K., Meck, W.H., & Williams, C.L. (November 2008). Differential sensitivity of hippocampal spatial memory and plasticity to dietary choline supply in adulthood as a function of prenatal choline availability. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Pleil, K.E., Glenn, M.J., Holmes, K.S., Stalzer, C.M., & Williams, C.L. (November 2008). Differential effects of long-term hormone deprivation and estrogen administration on place and response learning in middle-aged female rats. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C.

Presentations at the 2008 Colby Undergraduate Research Retreat

Kelly Brooks '09 – Capacity for Dietary Choline to Ameliorate Symptoms of Depression in a Rat Model
Jennifer Corriveau '10 – Choline Supplementation and Experience Impacts Performance in Open Field Testing in Adult Rats
Duy Lyford '10 – Relationship of Exploratory Profiles in Rats to Behavioral and Neurogenic Response to Chronic Mild Stress

Presentations at the 2008 Colby College Undergraduate Research Symposium

Honors Research
Raven Adams '08 - The Effects of Prenatal Choline Availability on Behavioral and Neural Reactions to Social Isolation Rearing in the Rat
Cheryl Hahn '08 - The Effects of Reproductive Experience and Maternal Behaviors on Mother Rats’ Cognitive Abilities and Anxiety Reponses

Senior Research Projects
Kristina Boman '08 - The Effects of Prenatal Choline Supplementation on Infant Rat Exploration
Megan Smith '09J - Defining the Neuroanatomical Correlates of Tourette Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review

Independent Study Research Project
Jennifer Corriveau '10 - Memory for Objects and Place Recognition in Adult Male Rats Treated with Dietary Choline Supplementation

Neural Plasticity and Behavior (PS349/350) Collaborative Research
Raven Adams '08 & John Swain '08 - The Effects of Choline Supplementation throughout the Lifespan on Anxiety and Reactions to Acute Stress in the Rat
Kristina Boman '08, Kelly Brooks '09, & Zoe Ray '09J - The Effects of Prenatal Choline Supplementation on Aggressive Behavior in Rats
Lauren McClurg '09, Daniel Dewey-Mattia '08, & Lacey Favreau '08 - Modulation of Spatial Learning and Cell Morphology in the Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System by Dietary Choline Intake in Adult Female Rats