Neuroscience faculty members are active researchers who are committed to excellence in teaching. Their research interests include: neurotransmitter oxidation; neuropeptides; tactile psychophysics; neurobiology; developmental regulation of neurotransmitter systems; neuropeptide structure and function; programming of motor movements; and neural mechanisms of attention.
Gapp concentrates on comparative endocrinology of reptiles, with a focus on the action and evolution of gastrointestinal and pancreatic hormones. He has written and reviewed manuscripts for notable journals including The Journal of Comparative Endocrinology and Physiological Zoology, and he has received research grants from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. His research focuses primarily on turtles and alligators, examining factors controlling insulin and gastrin release and looking particularly at seasonal aspects of pancreatic hormone release in turtles. His recent identification of "diabetes" in a local population of snapping turtles may provide an interesting model to pursue the study of this serious metabolic disease that affects a significant portion of the American population.
A member of the Hamilton faculty since 1964, Gescheider specializes in brain and behavioral patterns, psychophysics, and sensory physiology. His most recent research has contributed to the identification of specific receptor systems responsible for the perception of mechanical stimuli. Gescheider is a member of nine professional societies and has received the Pentagon Society Award for Excellence in Teaching, the National Service Award, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship, and is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
An experimental psychologist, Vaughan's research interests focus on the selection of motor movements; eye movements and attentional processes; learning and cognitive neuropsychology. His current work, funded by an AREA grant from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Strokes, (with colleagues David Rosenbaum of Pennsylvania State University and Ruud Meulenbroek of the Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information) has resulted in computational models that describe performance in tasks such as reaching, grasping, and tapping. Vaughan has collaborated with Hamilton colleague Penny L. Yee in facilitating the use of computer applications in psychological research, their most recent efforts being tutorial materials for using the PsyScope program for teaching and research in Cognitive Psychology. Vaughan is also editor of the international quarterly, Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, published by the Psychonomic Society.
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Weldon received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo. His interests encompass the study of neuroscience, specifically the basis for attention in the brain, looking at head and body movements toward stimuli. Weldon is a recipient of the National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health. He has reviewed material for the National Science Foundation and Science magazine. His areas of research include the developmental psychobiology of memory; the behavioral correlates of midbrain neuronal activity; and the cognitive neuroscience of visual spatial memory in humans.
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The study of neuroscience at Hamilton began as a psychobiology program in 1976. It was one of the first such undergraduate programs in the nation. The program's title was changed in 1998, and today it is one of the most comprehensive U.S. undergraduate programs in neuroscience, with courses in neuroplasticity, neurochemistry and psychophysics.
Hamilton's neuroscience program has dimensions far beyond that of the conventional classroom. Faculty members are active scholars and researchers who often collaborate with students on research, publications and presentations. In the neuroscience program, undergraduates can make vital contributions to the field right away.
Drawing on psychology, biology, chemistry and other fields, the neuroscience program typically draws more majors than any other interdisciplinary concentration at the College.
Housed in the College's state-of-the-art Science Center, the Departments of Psychology and Biology provide the sophisticated facilities, apparatus and computers that at many colleges and universities are available only to graduate students.
The study of neuroscience at Hamilton began as a psychobiology program in 1976. It was one of the first such undergraduate programs in the nation. The program's title was changed in 1998, and today it is one of the most comprehensive U.S. undergraduate programs in neuroscience, with courses in neuroplasticity, neurochemistry and psychophysics.
Hamilton's neuroscience program has dimensions far beyond that of the conventional classroom. Faculty members are active scholars and researchers who often collaborate with students on research, publications and presentations. In the neuroscience program, undergraduates can make vital contributions to the field right away.
Drawing on psychology, biology, chemistry and other fields, the neuroscience program typically draws more majors than any other interdisciplinary concentration at the College.
Housed in the College's state-of-the-art Science Center, the Departments of Psychology and Biology provide the sophisticated facilities, apparatus and computers that at many colleges and universities are available only to graduate students.
The study of neuroscience at Hamilton began as a psychobiology program in 1976. It was one of the first such undergraduate programs in the nation. The program's title was changed in 1998, and today it is one of the most comprehensive U.S. undergraduate programs in neuroscience, with courses in neuroplasticity, neurochemistry and psychophysics.
Hamilton's neuroscience program has dimensions far beyond that of the conventional classroom. Faculty members are active scholars and researchers who often collaborate with students on research, publications and presentations. In the neuroscience program, undergraduates can make vital contributions to the field right away.
Drawing on psychology, biology, chemistry and other fields, the neuroscience program typically draws more majors than any other interdisciplinary concentration at the College.
Housed in the College's state-of-the-art Science Center, the Departments of Psychology and Biology provide the sophisticated facilities, apparatus and computers that at many colleges and universities are available only to graduate students.
The study of neuroscience at Hamilton began as a psychobiology program in 1976. It was one of the first such undergraduate programs in the nation. The program's title was changed in 1998, and today it is one of the most comprehensive U.S. undergraduate programs in neuroscience, with courses in neuroplasticity, neurochemistry and psychophysics.
Hamilton's neuroscience program has dimensions far beyond that of the conventional classroom. Faculty members are active scholars and researchers who often collaborate with students on research, publications and presentations. In the neuroscience program, undergraduates can make vital contributions to the field right away.
Drawing on psychology, biology, chemistry and other fields, the neuroscience program typically draws more majors than any other interdisciplinary concentration at the College.
Housed in the College's state-of-the-art Science Center, the Departments of Psychology and Biology provide the sophisticated facilities, apparatus and computers that at many colleges and universities are available only to graduate students.
