Honors Thesis Researcher
• Conducted a literature review on decision-making in the orbitofrontal cortex and formulated research hypotheses• Administered lesions into the orbitofrontal cortex of 12 mice and monitored their behavior and health• Constructed a behavioral paradigm to test the effects of lesions on decision-making• Extracted, sliced, and imaged brains of mice• Wrote a clear, concise, and responsible depiction of the study in an academic paper and presented it at the UCSD Honors Research Symposium