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Research Description:

the Alviña lab focuses on studying how environmental factors such as stress, diet and exercise affect neuronal processing and cognitive behavior. The lab uses a combination of animal models, in vitro electrophysiology and behavioral analyses to investigate how synaptic function is affected in brain regions involved in learning and memory.

Topics of Interest:

• neurodegenerative diseases
• stress
• learning and memory
• neuroinflammation

Lab Room Information:

• Lab Room: D5-09
• Lab Phone: 273-8866