Nov 19, 2021: Using behavioural neuroscience approaches to examine the sub-lethal impact of ecotoxicants in fish

Trevor Hamilton, PhD, standing against a railing inside of a multistory building

Trevor Hamilton, PhD

Associate Professor

MacEwan University

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Animal behaviour has been studied for centuries, but with recent advances in technology, we are now able to better quantify subtle aspects of higher-order behaviours.  In this talk I will discuss tests of cognition, anxiety-like behaviour, and boldness that are designed for fish.  Notably, we can use these to examine sub-lethal impacts of a variety of compounds that can provide intriguing insights individual and group behaviours and attempt to unravel the neural mechanisms that are being modulated.

About the Speaker: Trevor received his BSc in Psychology with a minor in Neuroscience from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  He began his academic career in 2009 at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, where he is now an Associate Professor. He is an Adjunct Faculty at the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (University of Alberta) and a visiting researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (University of California, San Diego).  Dr. Hamilton now focuses on how fish behaviour is altered by a variety of pharmacological and toxicological substances.


Friday, November 19, 12:00-1:15 pm Eastern

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