College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences (BCAS)
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 16:49:16
Major
Natural Sciences - BS / MD Program
Honors Course
3100:499
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2020
Abstract
ipRGCs are retinal ganglion cells that project to visual processing centers of the brain for nonimage forming visual functions. The relation of ipRGCs to tramatic brain injury (TBI) is emerging as data has been published describing ipRGC functional changes in TBI affected military veterans. Major symptomologies of concussions, a mild form of TBI, also overlap with the function governed by sites in the brain with major ipRGC projection percentages. Assesing if a morphological change is occuring in the ipRGCs after a TBI could support the idea of a pathological mechanism of the injury. This study could also indicate further relevance for identification of cellular activities after TBI for an acurate mechanistic identification.
Research Sponsor
Jordan Renna
First Reader
Matt Smith
Second Reader
Thibaut Huette
Honors Faculty Advisor
Brian Bagatto
Recommended Citation
Foresi, Brian and Smith, Matt, "Assessing Morphology of ipRGCs After Traumatic Brain Injury" (2020). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1117.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1117
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