Brandon Forys
Program of study: PhD in Psychology (Cognitive Sciences)
Current research interests: Factors driving cognitive effort for reward; neural representations of avoidance and reward-seeking behaviours
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Translating rodent cognitive effort research into human domain
What the lab probably will remember me for: Talking on and on about fRMI models
Contact: brandon.forys@psych.ubc.ca
Publications: Publications
Graeme Betts
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Cholinergeric contribution to neuropsychiatric disorder phenotypes and a special interest in muscarinic receptor subtypes
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Having a diverse range of skill sets to offer.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Taking more than two years to write this bio.
Contact: bettsg@psych.ubc.ca
Lucas Calderhead
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Impact of stress on decision making
What I would like the lab to remember me for:
What the lab probably will remember me for: Never having the webcam turned on
Contact: lmmcubc@student.ubc.ca
Melanie Lysenko-Martin
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Neural and behavioural substrates of cannabis-induced impairments in decision-making
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Developing new models of cannabis use disorder.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Hotboxing rats and treating my bicycle like a member of the family.
Contact: melaniel@mail.ubc.ca or twitter: @neuroxmission
Publications
Fiza Arshad
Program of study: PhD in Neuroscience
Current research interests: Exploring altered chemical, psychological, and neurobiological processes that underlie impairments in sensory-cue-induced decision-making and motivation in disordered gambling using multimodal imaging, behavioural, and psychophysiological methods.
What I would like the lab to remember me for: Ceaseless curiosity to learn more about the human brain.
What the lab probably will remember me for: Asking questions and giving advice no one asked me for.
Contact: fizaarshad@alumni.ubc.ca
Publications