The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the impact isolation has on mental health, which in turn affects physical health. During my global health immersion as a volunteer at the McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital emergency room, I observed many older adults suffering from acute pain. Many of these older adults stayed in the emergency room alone for hours. […]
C46: Psilocybin as a Preventative Measure for Alcohol Dependence
Alcohol addiction is a widespread problem that affects people of all ages and backgrounds, yet it is not very well treated. Addiction is commonly referred to as a sickness or disease, but is set apart from other diseases in that there is a lack of medications that provide a cure or alleviate symptoms. With the […]
C47: Rodent Behavioral and Antidepressant Effects of Psilocybin and Novel Tryptamines
Clinical trials on the use of psilocybin to treat depression are promising, but still in preliminary stages. Additionally, they are confounded by the presence of hallucinations, which may not be necessary for its clinical effectiveness but create significant challenges in experimental design. Thus, there is a need to determine if other tryptamines have similar molecular […]
C48: Estrogen Improves Psilocybin Efficacy
Recent study of the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin points towards potential therapeutic benefits for serotonin-linked mood disorders, such as major depressive disorder and PMDD, a depressive disorder that is associated with women’s estrous cycles and the cycling of estradiol. The primary mechanism of action of psilocybin is agonistic on the 5HT2A receptor. Estradiol has been shown […]
C49: Effects of Adolescent Benzodiazepine Exposure on Alcohol Intake and Tolerance
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are strong anxiolytic drugs that act at GABA receptors, resulting in overall inhibition of the central nervous system (CNS). Benzodiazepines can be prescribed by a doctor, or recreationally abused. One in five high schoolers report using benzodiazepines either medically or recreationally. However, the longitudinal effects of benzodiazepine use during adolescence have not been […]
C50: Clustering Regions with Dynamic Time Warping to Model Obesity Prevalence Disparities in the United States
In 2017, the World Health Organization recognized obesity as an epidemic and an important public health issue; thus, our goal was to look at obesity prevalence trends in the United States over time to understand how it may progress in the future. In this article, obesity prevalence was computed using data published by the Centers […]
C51: Information Processing with Atoms in Optical Cavities
The basic aspects of quantum computing and its applications are discussed in this short presentation. Transistors are becoming so incredibly small that we are reaching atomic size limitations in conventional computers. Consequently, the next big step in computing and information technology requires evolutionary advancements that can be achieved by using the rules and properties of […]
C52: Entanglement of Multiple Particles
Quantum entanglement is a special type of correlation that can exist between two or more particles at the quantum/atomic level. When two particles share an entangled state, measuring a characteristic of one particle instantaneously decides the other particles’ corresponding characteristic irrespective of the physical distance between the particles. In this talk, we study the entanglement […]
C53: Black Holes and Information Theory Paradox
My research area here at Miami University consists of Quantum Information, with the sub-interdisciplinary addition of Theoretical Astrophysics. Studying black holes has become a big part of my research, where I am studying how and why black holes store quantum information. Yet, the challenge is investigating two complementary theories: Einstein’s theory of general relativity and […]
C54: Grandchildren Caring for Grandparents
This study is exploring the role of grandchildren as caregivers for their grandparents. With the recent trends of the aging American population, caring for loved ones in some fashion is becoming more commonplace. The research question considered in this study is what influence does caregiver burden, guilt, role transition, perceived levels of stress, self-efficacy, skill […]