Jessie Ostrove UC Davis undergraduate, 4th year Major: Environmental Science and Management This week, I was tasked with the nerve-wracking job of presenting my research and experimental design for the lab group on the effect of brain waves and equine eye contact. While the intentions were casual and conversational, presentations can often hold an inherent worrisome nature. What if I stumble over my words? What do I do if I can’t answer someone’s question? What if I don’t know enough?
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Jessie Ostrove UC Davis undergraduate, 4th year Major: Environmental Science and Management This week, I focused my “horse whisperer” duties on creating an experimental design for measuring the human brain response to equine interactions. After reading quite a bit of scientific literature regarding the many corners of animal intervention therapy, we found a missing link to be the study of human-animal eye contact in therapeutic settings. With this in mind, I focused my attention on creating an experimental design regarding human interactions with horses, measuring brain waves in settings both with and without eye contact, in order to see if there is a difference in brain wave responses.
Jessie Ostrove UC Davis undergraduate, 4th year Major: Environmental Science and Management Hi, y’all! My name is Jessie Ostrove. I am a fourth year Environmental Science and Management major with a Natural Resource Management track at UC Davis, and I am the “Horse Whisperer” of the Calisi lab, in that of which we are currently working with pigs, horses, and plants (oh my!). Besides my passion for horses, environmental policy and communication, and camping, I also participate in triathlons and play a variety of instruments- my favorites being the piano and trombone.
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