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EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2017 - 2023

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

2012-2017

Ph.D.

2008-2012

B.A.

University of Oregon

Institute of Neuroscience

University of Virginia

Department of Psychology

Wake Forest University

Major: Psychology

Minors: Neuroscience, Biology, Dance

Eugene, OR

Charlottesville, VA

Winston-Salem, NC

PUBLICATIONS

Collins, L., Francis, J., Emanuel, B., & McCormick, D. (2023). Cholinergic and noradrenergic axonal activity contains a behavioral-state signal that is coordinated across the dorsal cortex. eLife.

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Collins, L. Boddington, L., Steffan,  P.J., & McCormick, D. (2021). Vagus nerve stimulation induces widespread behavioral and cortical activation. Current Biology.

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Collins, L. & Brunjes, P. (2020). Experimental demyelination of olfactory white matter tracts. Neuroscience. 10;434:93-101.

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Collins, L. & Brunjes, P. (2019). The mouse olfactory peduncle 4. Development of synapses, perineuronal nets, and capillaries. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 

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Collins, L., Hill, D., & Brunjes, P. (2018) Myelination of the developing lateral olfactory tract and anterior commissure. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 526(11): 1843-1858.

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Brunjes, P., Collins, L., Osterberg, S., & Phillips, A. (2014). The mouse olfactory peduncle. 3. Development of neurons, glia, and centrifugal afferents. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 8, 44.

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Collins, L. & Schirillo, J. (2013). Attention to endogenous and exogenous cues affects auditory

localization. Experimental Brain Research, 231(1):13-18.

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TEACHING
 

NEU 350 Laboratory in Principles of Neuroscience (Spring 2023) syllabus here

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This core lab course is offered through the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. Students gain hands-on experience in a broad range of classic and modern neuroscientific experimental and analytical techniques. Co-instructed with Dr. Anthony Ambrosini and Dr. Rober Boshra.

BI 407/507 Seminar in Career Readiness (Spring 2022) syllabus here

BI 407/507 Seminar in Career Readiness (Winter 2022) syllabus here

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These seminar courses were offered through the UO Biology Department and were supported by the Institute of Neuroscience Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. They were designed to equip students with necessary skills for a productive and rewarding career in the life sciences. Co-instructed with Dr. Kristen Lee.

HC 441 Sensation and Perception (Winter 2022) syllabus here

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This seminar course was offered through the UO Clark Honors College. The course provides an introduction to the biological underpinnings of sensation and perception as well as a critical examination of how individual differences in perceptive experience shape our behavior and society.

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