{"id":4070,"date":"2020-02-27T17:08:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T17:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=4070"},"modified":"2020-11-23T23:32:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T23:32:39","slug":"students-co-author-paper-on-large-mammal-brain-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2020\/02\/27\/students-co-author-paper-on-large-mammal-brain-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Co-author Paper on Large Mammal Brain Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/strong> Sarah Senese \u201923<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor of Psychology Bob Jacobs and two of his students, Vivian Nguyen \u201920<\/strong> and Lili Uchida \u201920<\/strong>, published the most recent in a series of 14 ongoing studies that compare the neuronal morphology (shape and types of nerve cells) in the cerebral cortex of a variety of larger mammals that are seldom, if ever, examined.\u00a0The project focused on the presence of large neurons in the motor cortex of big cats\u2014such as the African lion, African leopard, and cheetah.<\/p>\n

The involvement of Nguyen and Uchida is not understated; the work they did was analogous to work graduate students complete. It is incredibly rare for undergraduates to complete projects that end up in peer-reviewed scientific publications. With projects like this, students are collecting the data through hours in front of the microscope (in this case, tracing the animal neurons). For this paper specifically, there were over 34,000 lines of data for students to sift through.\u00a0Nguyen and Uchida did the background research, learned the relevant literature on this topic, analyzed the data, and finally wrote it up in the form of a senior thesis. Though Jacobs\u2019 lab has been doing this type of research for nearly three decades,\u00a0they\u2019ve only ever had only four students complete work like Nguyen and Uchida\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Nguyen and Uchida were also first authors on the paper, so they had to write the manuscript for publishing, a whole other realm of professional work experience for undergraduate students to gain. Undergraduate students being first authors on such publications is, in fact, even rarer than their being involved in peer-reviewed publications.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has only happened a few times in my time here at CC, and it reflects a dedicated effort (and ability) on behalf of the rare student who does this,\u201d Jacobs says.<\/p>\n

Professor Jacobs expressed just how impressed he was with his students: \u201cI am proud of them for the hard work and huge amount of time they devote to such projects.\u201d\u00a0Jacobs noted the time and energy that he personally knows goes into completing a paper such as this and was filled with pride regarding his students\u2019 accomplishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Sarah Senese \u201923 Professor of Psychology Bob Jacobs and two of his students, Vivian Nguyen \u201920 and Lili Uchida \u201920, published the most recent in a series of 14 ongoing studies that compare the neuronal morphology (shape and types of nerve cells) in the cerebral cortex of a variety of larger mammals that are … <\/p>\n

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