This project focuses on the development of research tools and methods that are used to study the relationship between neural activity and subsequent hemodynamic responses in the human brain. This relationship, referred to as neurovascular coupling,...
Novel biotherapeutics have reshaped drug discovery and promise a continued revolution in disease therapy, yet therapeutic proteins present unique design challenges. One distinguishing risk factor is the prospect of eliciting an adaptive immune...
Every moment of our waking lives, our brains filter large quantities of sensory data for goal relevant information. This ability to modulate our sensitivity to incoming inputs is critical in the face of an otherwise overwhelming world, and...
In this thesis, we present different approaches to tying knots using robots by enforcing different types of constraints. We attack the problem from three different directions; mechanical design, motion planning with simple control strategies, and...
Androgens -- Physiological effect. ; Androgens -- Receptors. ; Rats -- Physiology. ; Sexual behavior in animals.
The present dissertation examined the effects of naturally occurring and synthetic androgens on estrogen-induced sexual receptivity in rats and examined the role of the androgen receptor in mediating these effects. First, the effects of naturally...