Friday, May 6, 2016

Dissertation Defense!

Whoo! For the past five years I have been studying the influence of the social environment on the behavior and brain of the furtive, feisty Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii). I determined how exposure to songs that were either more or less attractive influenced mate preferences in females and influenced singing behavior in males. I also determined how experience with these songs influenced dopamine and norepinephrine in auditory regions of the brain.

Last week I (successfully) defended my dissertation. If you haven't seen and heard enough about songbird brains and behavior, you can watch the defense right here:


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