Tag: lab news
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Goat pilot experiment is a wrap!
The CVN lab has been working on a pilot experiment for the last six months. As of this April we have successfully completed all sample collection for the goat pilot. This project involves using goats as a model for Alzheimer’s disease, specifically because they self-inflict brain injury by headbutting. We collaborated with Mississippi State University…
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New paper on dinosaur headbutting!
A new review is out in The Anatomical Record, entitled “Headbutting through time: A review of this hypothesized behavior in “dome-headed” fossil taxa“. Co authored by Cary Woodruff and Nicole Ackermans.This paper is part of a special issue for The Anatomical Record, organized and guest-edited by Nicole Ackermans. Get the full article here! https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25526 Subscribe…
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CVN in Psychology Today
Dr. Ackermans was interviewed by Mary Bates for Psychology Today about the CVN lab’s newest paper on the neurobiological tradeoffs of headbutting bovids. The article is titled “what can headbutting goats reveal about brain injury?”. Check it out and share!
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CVN lab at SENDcon 23 in Atlanta
I am attending the Southeastern Neurodegeneration conference (SENDcon) this October 10-12 in Atlanta, GA. If you are interested in the CVN lab’s postdoc position, or the lab’s research I encourage you to come up to me and chat! Follow along on twitter / X @AckermansNicole, or Bluesky. With #SENDcon23
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New Pub on headbutting tradeoffs!
New publication from the CVN lab entitled neurobiological tradeoffs of headbutting bovids in the journal trends in neurosciences
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Nicole Ackermans, CVN lab 