Project Title: Emotions: The Neural Basis Due to Sensory Perception, Drugs, and Diseases
BASIS Advisor: William Halliday
Internship Location: George Mason University (Engineering Department)
Have you ever wondered how we feel emotions? Neurons and neural pathways in the amygdala and other regions of the brain allow for the rise of differing emotions, such as happiness, fear, and anxiety. However, our emotions are not controlled by neurons and neurotransmitters alone but also by mental disorders and drugs. Drugs, such as antidepressants and SSRIs, and mental disorders, such as anxiety disorders, manipulate our emotions by reshaping the interaction between neurons and neurotransmitters to inhibit or encourage the activity of specific neural pathways. In the last few years, it has become more important to study mental disorders because more of the population faces anxiety disorders due to stress and pressure in their personal and professional lives. The impact of drugs and mental disorders on our neural pathways requires more research. By reading and analyzing literary articles and scientific papers, I can examine ways mental disorders can impact our neurons and determine ways to effectively resolve damage to neurons that can be resolved with more effective drugs. . Through this research, I can obtain a broader knowledge of how particular symptoms of drug overdose or mental disorder can occur on a molecular basis.
My Posts
Week Four: Oxytocin and Mirror Neurons
Mar 31, 2023
Welcome everyone, This week was filled with my continued research and increased responsibilities in the classroom. My week started off with a lecture. I was taught about designing websites for independent projects. Currently, all the other students are working on their final group projects and many of them have interesting, novel ideas. They will have […]
Week Three: Speeding Up
Mar 24, 2023
Hi everyone, This is my third week working on my Senior Project. This week went back to normal. I continued to attend the Engineering classes. There were no actual lectures, but I learned a lot from observing other students working on their final group projects. I learned about the process of designing a product by […]
Week Two: Cutting Back
Mar 17, 2023
Greetings everyone, This was another fun and exciting week. This week, I did not attend any classes because George Mason University was having its spring break. However, this week was filled with independent work that allowed me to apply my Arduino knowledge to an actual product. My product focused on building an ultrasonic sensor onto […]
Week 1: Rough and Exciting
Mar 10, 2023
Hello everyone, I started my first week by learning about Fusion360, a design software that can model products ranging from jewelry to cars. I had previously used the software in 7th and 8th grade; however, I re-learned the basics of Fusion360, such as sketching in 2D planes using constraints, extruding 2D objects into 3D, and […]
Week Zero: Introduction
Mar 03, 2023
Hello, My name is Sudeep Goluguri. Welcome to my first blog! My senior project will uncover how interactions at the neurological level lead to the perception of emotions, such as sadness, joy, fear, surprise, disgust, and anger. In particular, this topic will explore various mechanisms, such as neurotransmitters, drugs, and neurodegenerative diseases. Neurotransmitters, like dopamine […]