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Daphne Soares’s (NACS '02), discovery of Dome Pressure Receptors, pressure-detecting mounds that enable crocodilians to detect movement of prey in water, appears in Nature. | Research Topics | |
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| Position: | Assistant Professor |
| Departments: | Biology |
| Affiliations: | Department of Biology, UMD |
| Lab: | The Araneda Lab http://www.clfs.umd.edu/biology/aranedalab/ |
| Research Areas: | Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience |
| Research Levels: | Cell/Molecular Neuroscience |
| Research Approaches: | Neurophysiology |
| Research Note: | In most animals the sense of smell is essential for their survival. For instance, the detection and recognition of odor molecules by the olfactory system allows animals to find sources of food, to detect the presence of predators, and ultimately to find potential mates. Using a combination of imaging and electrophysiology recording techniques, our lab studies how the neuronal circuits of the olfactory bulb participate in the processing of olfactory information. |
| NACS Status: | Regular |
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Bioscience Research Bldg. Room 1114 College Park, MD 20742-5815 301-405-5540 raraneda@umd.edu http://www.clfs.umd.edu/biology/aranedalab/ |
It's not often that a novice scientist discovers something that the experts have missed. Daphne Soares' research in the journal Nature reports on an overlooked body part that was in plain view -- the snouts of alligators. | Featured NACS Alumni | |
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Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program | T: 301-405-8910 | F: 301-314-9566 | Email: NACS@umd.edu
2131 Biology-Psychology Bldg, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
