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Wand Ingram, a middle school science
teacher in Fulton County, conducted research on hormones and aggression
which was led by Dr. Timothy Moore and Gillian Small in the Science
and Research Department at Clark Atlanta University. She began her
summer research experience by conducting an extensive literature
review on the brain and hormonal effects on the brain for a better
understanding of the research. She then assisted both of her mentors
in studying the effect of phytoestrogen on aggression in hamsters
by manipulating different hormones (oxytocin, vasopressin, corticotropin-releasing
factor, and tyrosine hydroxylase) and neurotransmitters to determine
the physiological effects diet manipulations has on the behavior
of hamsters. Ms. Ingram will implement the findings from the research
in her Earth Science class by demonstration real-life applications
of science and how the research can be generalized to describe human
behavior.
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