The Effect of Media on Anxiety, Depression and Self-Esteem in Persons with Different Body Mass Indices (BMI)

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Angel Saavedra Cisneros and Dr. Matthew Spackman, Psychology Body image is only one of different aspects that make up what is known as “self-image.” That is, the way we view ourselves as a whole by ourselves and in reference to others. Having a healthy self-image is important to overall wellbeing in many individuals. Having a […]

Dopamine Pharmacology of VTA GABA Neurons

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Brian C. Bingham and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Psychology Alcohol addiction has destroyed lives and communities for centuries. By understanding the mechanism of how our brain becomes addicted to alcohol we can better solve the problems this addiction creates. The current theory states that dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the midbrain help […]

Sucrose Self Administration

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Adam Bevan and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Psychology Alcoholism is a problem that affects almost the whole world. The purpose of our proposed study was to record neuronal activity of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of male Wistar rats during self-administration of sucrose, which is a natural reward for rats. Although sucrose administration seems far from […]

Brigham Young University Compliance with the Jeanne Clery Act

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Marissa A Widdison and Professor Joel Campbell, Communications On April 5, 1986, 19-year-old Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her residence hall room at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. The crime was opportunistic and random; Clery’s bedroom was unlocked and the perpetrator was another student whom she didn’t know. After her murder, Jeanne’s parents discovered that […]

Attractive Advertising

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Michael Westover Introduction The world is inundated with images of highly attractive and underweight models (e.g. Joseph 1982). These models are commonly seen in many types of advertising, endorsing every product imaginable. Thin models create a standard of beauty that many females strive to emulate (e.g. Hebl & Heatherton, 1998). Although the practice of using […]

Bridging the Gap

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Andy von Harten and Professor Val Brinkerhoff, Visual Arts Photography My family began as one little unit, but had become little dots on a map as each person created his or her own little family. This de-centralization has weakened the once close-knit society that existed in former years. With this constant change, how can one person […]

Seeds of the Family

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Chelsy Smith Walker and Professor Bryon Draper, Visual Arts Seeds of the Family was an instillation displayed at the BF Larsen Gallery in the Harris Fine Arts Center at Brigham Young University from June 2 to June 15, 2004. The instillation consisted of 32 dandelion-type seeds suspended intermittently from 9 steel cables that I stretched over […]

Experiments in Real-Time Video Processing and Sonification Using Cellular Automata

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Morgan Quigley and Dr. Steven Ricks, School of Music In this project, we sought to create a software system that uses the chaotic output of large cellular automata to create visualizations and sonifications that are aesthetically interesting. Conceptually, a cellular automaton is a group of deterministic cells that are interconnected to form a regular grid. […]