Vienna Behnke

Entering Class - 2024

E-MAIL:  [email protected]

Undergraduate Institution and Major:

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, B.A. in Psychology, 2014
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, M.S. in Psychology - Behavioral Analysis, 2016

Graduate Research:

I intend to study how the cerebellum contributes to behavior and higher cognitive functions like behavioral flexibility, emotional processing, reward assignment, and social interaction. I am also interested in cerebellar function and dysfunction in disorders such as autism and ADHD.

Undergraduate Publications

  • Behnke, V. K., Stevenson, M. E., & Swain, R. A. (2018). Inactivation of the cerebellar fastigial nuclei alters social behavior in the rat. Behavioral Neuroscience, 132(6), 552-560. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29985008/ 
  • Stevenson, M. E., Behnke V. K., & Swain, R. A. (2018). Exercise pattern and distance differentially affect hippocampal and cerebellar expression of FLK-1 and FLT-1 receptors in astrocytes and blood vessels. Behavioral Brain Research, 337, 8-16. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28958753/
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