Gabriel Gibson
BBSRC DLA Student,
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Biography
I am a BBSRC funded PhD student studying insular contributions to the control of tic-like movements and behaviours relevant to Tourette Syndrome.
Research Summary
Insular contributions to control of tic-like movements and other behaviours relevant to Tourette Syndrome: integrative neuroscience studies in rats.
My research investigates the contribution of GABA-ergic inhibition in insular cortex to action/movement control and other behaviours relevant to Tourette Syndrome.
Supervisor: Dr Tobias Bast, Professor Stephen Jackson, Dr Mairi Houlgreave
Past Research
I have previously completed a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan; University of Lancashire). My final year research project investigated FOXP2 expression in the globus pallidus and amygdala of the BTBR mouse model of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), supervised by Dr Martin Clark. Further, I undertook a MSc by Research supervised by Dr Martin Clark. My research focused on parvalbumin interneuron and peri-neuronal net expression in the dorsal striatum of the BTBR mouse model of ASD, through development and between sexes.
I have previously worked as a research intern/research assistant at UCLan to investigate anxiolytic and anxiogenic responses to pharmacological agents in D.Melanogaster.