Behavioral Neuroscience Lab

The only lab of its kind in Vermont, the Behavioral Neuroscience Lab allows our undergraduate Psychology students to use state-of-the-art tools to explore bigger questions about how the brain generates thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Some of these tools include:

• 1×1 tCDS machine: A brain stimulation machine that sends signals to different sections of the brain to produce short, temporary feelings such as peacefulness, anxiety, stress, and more. Few of these machines are available in the New England area, and access to it offers unique research opportunities to explore depression, anxiety, Alzheimers, and more.
• 1×1 Mini CT machine: A compact version of the 1×1 tCDS that can be used remotely.
• Bio-Neurofeedback machine: A device connected to the finger that collects and records internal body functions like heart rate, heart rate variability, and skin conductance levels.
• Electroencephalogram (EEG) machine: A device placed on the scalp that records the electricity sent between neurons in different areas of the brain.
• Muse Headband: EEG-based system that senses and recognizes brain activity and responds with weather and nature sounds that correspond to different mental states.

Founded in 2014, the Behavioral Neuroscience Lab is a facility that expands student understanding by bridging learning and doing, while enhancing faculty research opportunities. Since its founding students have helped design and carry out experiments with 1:1 guidance from their professors. Roughly 70% of published research coming out of the lab lists students as co-authors—another detail that puts Champlain students ahead of the competition when searching for jobs or future research opportunities.