Effect of antidepressants in the waterways on heart rate and chewing muscle contraction in Cancer borealis during feeding

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Crab 3F eating sardine!

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Crab 3F eating squid!

Major in Biology and Psychology, Co-Major in Neuroscience

Class of 2025

Major in Microbiology, Co-Major in Neuroscience

Class of 2026

Mentor| Dawn M. Blitz| blitzdm@miamioh.edu

Thank you for your valuable insight and guidance throughout this project.

Miami University Undergraduate Research Award (HTB, CMN)

NIH NINDS 1R15NS128619 (DMB)

Thank you to Conner McCammon and Ryan Zielinski for your assistance with aquarium maintenance and and data analysis.

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