Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Is There a Relationship Between Freezing and Executive Function In People Living with Parkinson's Disease?

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Year: 2026, 2026

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Steinke, Leah Jade, Thesis advisor (ths): Brown, Liana E, Degree committee member (dgc): Paquette, Sebastien, Degree committee member (dgc): Henriques, Denise, Degree committee member (dgc): Fournier, Neil, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>Freezing is a debilitating phenomenon that reduces quality of life for people withParkinson's disease (PwPD). This study tests the hypothesis that: 1) freezing is linked to
executive dysfunction; 2) freezing is a global motor phenomenon, not limited to gait. We
compared 14 PwPD to 16 controls. Several aspects of executive function were measured
using pro- and anti-saccade tasks… more

Exposure to Stress During Adolescence Alters Safety Learning and Emotional Behaviours that Persist into Adulthood

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Year: 2026, 2026

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Silver, Gillian, Thesis advisor (ths): Fournier, Neil, Degree committee member (dgc): Lehmann, Hugo, Degree committee member (dgc): Menard, Janet, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>Stress during adolescence has profound effects on psychological, behavioral, and neurobiological outcomes in adulthood. This study investigates the impact of adolescent stress on safety learning, anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors, and associated neurocircuitry using a rat model. Adolescent male Long Evans rats underwent an unpredictable intermittent stress regimen, followed by… more