A self-proclaimed “dog person,” Mark Ticknor, neuroscience ’26, has long been perplexed by cats’ odd behaviors. However, it wasn’t until he worked with mice on the neuromodulation team as an intern at The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation that Mark began to wonder whether there might be a better way to interpret animal behavior. While interning in Los Angeles, Ca., Mark was part of a team studying the impact of electrode implants on cancer. The team used sugar to lure mice – testing how well they could move towards it. At the same time, Mark was sharing living space with […]
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