I had decided after taking several neuroscience/neuropsychology classes that the brain completely fascinated me.
I signed up for a two-semester independent study my senior year, working in a rat lab with one of my favorite professors .
I attended surgeries where probes were inserted into the brains of female rats to measure the release of dopamine.
We tested the rats’ chemical responses to different stimuli for months at a time.
Rats are naturally nocturnal animals, behaving more actively when the lights are low, therefore studies were conducted in rooms illuminated with red lights.
