This collection includes publications from many different campus departments, centers, and units to highlight the University of Montana's Brain Initiative. The UM Brain Initiative brings neuroscience to the spotlight as a common thread that links scholarly research, education, and community outreach to increase an awareness of brain-related advances at the University of Montana.

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Events from 2024

Traumatic Posterior Hip Dislocation in an Adolescent Football Player: A Case Report, Rachel Erin Freeman

Artifact from 2023

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The Role of SERCA in Neural Development and Brain Tumors, Hannah M. Christman

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The role of SERCA in neural development and brain tumors, Hannah Madison Christman

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GLI Weekly, October 17, 2023, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

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GLI Weekly, October 31, 2023, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

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GLI Weekly, September 26, 2023, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

A Disease-Causing Mutation in the Human GABA Transporter SLC6A1, Alessandra Jester, Gregory Leary, Lauren Cornelison, Leonid Kalachev, Richard J. Bridges, and Michael Kavanaugh

A Disease-Causing Mutation in the Human GABA Transporter SLC6A1, Alessandra Jester, Gregory Leary, Lauren Cornelison, Leonid Kalachev, Richard Bridges, and MIchael Kavanaugh

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pH Regulator Ae2 is Important for Brain Development, Celia Elizabeth Keil

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Cervical Disk Rupture in a Collegiate Football Player: A Case Study, Hannah Kuracina Mx., Karl Reisig DR., and Benjamin Smith DO.

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Water Lake and Other Stories, Allison Rose Levy

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A Comparison of Divergence in Non-Introgressing Genes Across a Chickadee Hybrid Zone, Eliana K. Lowe

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Comparing Differences for Non-Introgressing Genes in Chickadees, Eliana Lowe, Scott A. Taylor, Georgy Semenov, and Rena Schweizer

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Metabolic Versatility in Melainabacteria, a Close Relative of Cyanobacteria, Sophia Marie Miller, Kathryn Alexandra Bick, and Heidi E. Abresch

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Inhibitory Signaling From a Critical Hub Neuron Drives Behavior Selection and Frequency, Wyatt T. Ploot

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Behavior Prioritization In Drosophila, Erin Szalda-Petree and Ellis McKean

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Episode 109: Nothing in biology makes sense except through time (with Kevin Mitchell), Art Woods and Marty Martin

Submissions from 2022

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Synthetic anion foldamers utilizing halogen bonding, Madeleine Rose Boller

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Utilizing Vertical Sensors In Collegiate Volleyball Landing Impact Force And Jump Height Analysis, Zebadiah P. Boos

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A Solution To An Open Problem In Random Graph Theory, John Finlay

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FUNCTIONAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GLUN3-CONTAINING NMDA RECEPTORS, Nirvan Rouzbeh

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Nirvan Rouzbeh (Ph.D.)Neuroscience, University of Montana--Missoula. Graduate School

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Episode 090: Fabricated images threaten the integrity of Alzheimer’s research (with Charles Piller), Art Woods and Marty Martin

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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The Effect of Test Difficulty on Perceived Memory Performance, Phoebe S. Bean

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Female Caregivers of Male Glioblastoma Patients Experience PTSD, Emily E. Burke

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Effect of home-based Tai Chi, Yoga or conventional balance exercise on functional balance and mobility among persons with idiopathic Parkinson's disease: An experimental study, Arva Mufaddal Gadly, Brammatha Pandian, and Arul Selvan Dr.

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Cognitive Reserve and Sex Differences in an Alzheimer's Disease Population, Emily Hicks, Genna Mashinchi, and Hannes Heppner

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Using C. elegans as a Model Organism to Study Genes linked to Alzheimer’s, Ketch Jacobson

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INVESTIGATIONS ON NOVEL CYP26A1/B1 INHIBITOR, DX308: USING atRA RESPONSE AS A THERAPUTIC TARGET FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE, Jacob Morgan Leatherwood

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CALCIUM SIGNALING AND ALG-2 IN THE REGULATION OF CONSTITUTIVE SECRETION, John Robert Sargeant

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The Effectiveness of Prescribed Physical Activity for the Treatment of Post-Concussive Symptoms in an Athletic Population: A Systematic Review., Kayla B. Schmidt and Nicholas Costa

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Episode 057: Georgia O'Keeffe and the Red Queen: Ecosystem services via coevolution, Art Woods and Marty Martin

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Episode 058: Finding our voice: the neurobiology of vocal learning, Art Woods and Marty Martin

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Episode 070: The virus and the vegan: How the brain gains inference, Art Woods and Marty Martin

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Episode 071: A Tattoo on the Brain: The neurobiology of Alzheimer's disease, Art Woods and Marty Martin

Submissions from 2020

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Behavioral Impacts of the Gut Microbiome on Drosophila melanogaster, Ashley May Bielawski

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Characterizing the requirements for the matricellular protein, dCCN, in nervous system function, Elizabeth L. Catudio Garrett

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DETECTING SIMULATED MEMORY IMPAIRMENT IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH THE PROGRESSIVE VISUAL MEMORY TEST (PVMT): VALIDATION OF A NEW TEST OF PERFORMANCE VALIDITY, Brook Elizabeth Clark

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Investigation of Novel CYP26 Inhibitor for Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury, Jacob M. Leatherwood

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Prion protein lowering is a disease-modifying therapy across prion disease stages, strains and endpoints, Eric Vallabh Minikel, Hien T. Zhao, Jason Le, Jill O'Moore, Rose Pitstick, Samantha Graffam, George A. Carlson, and Michael P. Kavanaugh

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THE NMDA RECEPTOR COAGONISTS L-GLUTAMATE AND D-SERINE, Denis Mikhailovich Shchepakin

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Investigating the Underlying Mechanisms Responsible for the Effectiveness of Behavioral Cough Suppression Therapy, Laurie Slovarp, Jane Reynolds, and Sarah Popp

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COMPUTER MODELLING OF NEUROTOXICITY AND AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDER IN THE RAT AFTER CHRONIC LEAD INTOXICATION, Silas Brewer Smith

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Episode 037: Loading the Dice, Art Woods and Marty Martin

Submissions from 2019

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Behavioral Impacts of the Gut Microbiome on Drosophila Melanogaster, Ashley M. Bielawski

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Behavioral Impacts of Octopamine Release on a Global vs. Local Scale, Thomas Bisom, Elizabeth L. Catudio-Garrett, L. Sherer, and Sarah J. Certel

Development of stuttering following a sport related concussion in an 18 year-old football athlete: A case study, Matt Buckner

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Cognitive Impacts of Age Based Stereotype Threat in Older Adults, Cali Caughie

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NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATION OF NMDA RECEPTORS WITH GLUN2A GAIN-OF-FUNCTION MUTATIONS, Jill Christine Farnsworth

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CELL SIGNALING PATHWAYS IN CONTROL OF NEUROBLASTOMA AND HUMAN NEURAL CREST DEVELOPMENT, Lauren Elizabeth Foltz

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Effect of PAG1 on Src-Family Kinase Trafficking in Neuroblastoma Exosomes, Makenzie E. Mayfield

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Effects of PAG1 on Src-family kinase trafficking in neuroblastoma cells, Makenzie E. Mayfield

Comparing the Acute Effects of Cryostretching to Traditional Hold-Relax PNF Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility: A pilot project, Mckayla McNamara

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The Impact of Salient Naming Targets During Aphasia Therapy, Kathy Kay Molesh

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The Impact of Salient Naming Targets during Aphasia Therapy, Kathy Kay Molesh, Catherine Off Ph.D., Craig McFarland Ph.D., and Jenna Griffin M.S.

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Investigating the Underlying Mechanisms Responsible for the Effectiveness of Behavioral Cough Therapy, Sarah M. Popp

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THE ALPHABACK: A NOVEL PROCESSING SPEED TEST, Meredith Kathleen Reynolds

Neurocognitive Test Scores on Athletes Diagnosed with ADHD and Their Return to Play Following Sport Related Concussion: A Systematic Review, Nate Schieffert

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Applications of Asymptotic Methods: Analyzing Mathematical Models in Neuroscience and Describing Fast Dynamics of a Trajectory in the Vicinity of a Chaotic Attractor, Denis Mikhailovich Shchepakin

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MODELING OF EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS AND CLEARANCE OF SYNAPTIC CLEFT ON MILLISECOND TIME SCALE, Denis M. Shchepakin, Leonid Kalachev, and Michael Kavanaugh

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Investigating the Role of Oxidative Stress in Mediating Excitotoxicity Following in vitro Ischemic/Reperfusion Insult, Isabella Sturgeon and Moira Shea

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Episode 025: Dopamine Unto Others, Art Woods and Marty Martin

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Episode 027: Flight of the Ur-Sect, Art Woods and Marty Martin

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Episode 029: Lick Your Kids, Art Woods and Marty Martin

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Episode 030: Know Your 'Ome, Art Woods and Marty Martin

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Psychonaut Neurodiversity, Glen Woodworth

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ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL TO CAMOUFLAGE MISMATCH: PLASTIC AND EVOLUTIONARY RESPONSES TO A CLIMATE CHANGE STRESSOR, Marketa Zimova

Submissions from 2018

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DLC-1 Over-Expression and Growth Inhibition in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Ella B. Baumgarten

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Effect of Neuromodulation of Short-Term Plasticity on Information Processing in Hippocampal Interneuron Synapses, Elham Bayat Mokhtari

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Regulation of neuron growth and development by the matricellular protein dCCN, Elizabeth L. Catudio-Garrett

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EXPLORING THE LIGAND-DEPENDENT CONFORMATIONAL ENSEMBLE OF PPARγ: MORE THAN A MOUSETRAP, Ian Michael Chrisman

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Adjunctive Triple Chronotherapy in the Acute Treatment of Depression and Suicidality, Nicholas Coombs

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Exploring the role of a novel RpoD protein in Borrelia burgdorferi, Bethany Crouse

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Exploring the role of a novel "σ" ^70 protein in Borrelia burgdorferi, Bethany Crouse

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Event Related Electrical Potentials Recorded From The Brain Prior To The Initiation Of Speech, Hannah N. Hansen, Ethan Germann, and Samantha McNeely

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Modeling of glutamate transporters and receptors, Denis M. Shchepakin

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Helping Children Deal with Fear and Anxiety, John Sommers-Flanagan and Sara Polanchek

Submissions from 2017

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Caregiver Education in the Context of Stroke Rehabilitation, Maria Cristina Carkeek

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Caregiver Perspectives: A Phenomenological Study of Group Education During an Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program, Maggie Colstad

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Examination of Parent Understanding of YETI Evidence Based Practices, Kyle Dyrud Mr, Carson MacIntyre, and Lacey DeSalles

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Using Auditory Evoked Potentials to Objectively Determine Backward Masking, Brittany Galvin and Allie Cope

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Protecting Players While Protecting the Integrity of the Game in Youth Soccer, Aspen Peifer

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Protecting Players While Protecting the Integrity of the Game in Youth Soccer, Aspen Peifer

Synaptic Plasticity in Excitatory and Inhibitory Hippocampal Neuron Circuit Dynamics, Claire Seibold

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EAAT This: How EAAT1 Knockdown in Astrocytes Alters Aggression in Drosophila melanogaster, Haley N. Shepard

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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MODULATING MALE AGGRESSION AND COURTSHIP: DETECTING EXTERNAL PHEROMONAL AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, Jonathan C. Andrews

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Postactivation Potentiation: Practical Implications in The Collegiate Setting, Steven T. Banks

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The OAβ1R receptor is required in peripheral neurons to interpret environmental information, Edmond D. Brewer

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Adapting Near-Ultraviolet Colorimetry for Long-Term In Situ Monitoring of Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater Aquifers, Janine Carter

Neuromuscular responses to an instantaneous force change in exhaustive bouts of exercise, Tara Cleveland

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THE EFFECTS OF AGING ON MULTIPLE POSTURAL MUSCLE CONTROL AND POSTURAL SWAY BEHAVIOR, Adriana Menezes Degani

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ASCTs could prove to be a useful therapeutic target for neuropsychological disorders, Jill Farnsworth

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METHYL-CPG BINDING PROTEINS MEDIATE OCTOPAMINERGIC REGULATION OF COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL TRAITS, Tarun Gupta

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Motor Impairments of Fluoxetine Administration in Betta Splendens, Jeffrey R. Kelly and Jaden Emminger

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Motor Control of Force Output in Fresh and Fatigued Muscle Fibers, Jennifer Miller

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Motor Control of Force Output in Fresh and Fatigued Muscle Fibers, Jennifer L. Miller

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Rehabilitation through Communication, Neuropsychology, Counseling, and Training (ReCoNeCT): Connecting students and student veterans impacted by mTBI with holistic interventions, skills, and support., Marley R. Niland

Keynote: Research that Improves Lives: Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity to Improve Language Function for Survivors of Stroke and Brain Injury, Catherine A. Off

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Assessment of a Theoretical Zika Intervention in Guatemala Using SMART Goals, Sarah Olafson

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SRC FAMILY KINASES MEDIATE INDIVIDUAL CELL RESPONSES TO RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE SIGNALING IN NEUROBLASTOMA CELLS, Juan Enrique Palacios Moreno