Resources
Wheaton College Animal Facility
Wheaton College keeps a collection of animals including fish, birds, rodents, lizards, turtles, amphibians and invertebrates as a valuable resource for students and Faculty interested in the areas of animal behavior, psychology, biology and neuroscience. It is managed through a collaborative effort between staff & student Caretakers, and Faculty & student researchers.
Observation Room
Outfitted with one-way glass window, closed circuit video recording, and computer-aided video tracking.
Microscopy Room
Fluorescent microscopes with full video and still-photo imaging.
Behavioral Testing Equipment
Including Morris water maze, radial arm maze, open fields, T-maze, elevated plus maze.
Cell Culture Room
Histology Resources
Wax-impregnation technologies and freezing microtome; computer-aided image analysis.
Psychophysiological Recording/Manipulation
Stereotaxic instruments, Grass Instruments polygraph recorders, bioamplifiers, stimulators, and lesion-makers; B&K real-time oscilloscopes; MacLab system virtual oscilloscopes and electrophysiological recording instruments.
"Outside" Resources
Documented and state-protected vernal pool; multi-acre undeveloped woodlot, mapped arboretum; close proximity to Capron Park Zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Norton Town Conservancy land.
GC Mass Spectroscopy
GROWING!!
The list of available equipment continues to grow, as Wheaton successfully competes for grants for math and science equipment.
For more information, Please call or write to:
Dr. Kathleen N. Morgan
Department of Psychology
Wheaton College
Norton, MA 02766
PHONE: (508) 286-3934
FAX: (508) 285-8278
Game Boy: Ian's Story
Does annihilating aliens or slaying dragons in the virtual world affect your real-life ability to think, react and perceive? The answer may lie in research that psychobiology major Ian Strachan is helping Assistant Professor of Psychology Rolf Nelson conduct.
Object Substitution Masking: What is the Neural Fate of the Unreportable Target?
Assistant Professor of Psychology Jason E. Reiss' new book focuses on his event-related brain potential (ERP) research that investigates a specific failure of visual information to reach conscious awareness. This work should be interesting to anyone who wonders how much our brains actually know about unconsciously processed visual stimuli.
Got illusions?
Learn more about perception, learning, consciousness in Psychology's Experimental Laboratory
I never met an animal I didn't like
Morgan's sabbatical takes her to New England Aquarium to study harbor and furry seals.
Education Gone Wild
Wheaton's longtime relationship with Southwick's Zoo gives students an opportunity to study animal and human behavior in some unique ways.