Tag: Rae Mears
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The Relationship Between Sleepiness, Dopamine, and Food Impulsivity
By Rae Mears Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hilary Stebbins Abstract This poster investigates the role of sleepiness and dopamine function (measured by spontaneous eye blink rate; sEBR), in impulsive action toward food stimuli. Analysis of Go/NoGo performance suggests that participants were more impulsive toward food stimuli compared to non-food stimuli, although there was no significant difference…