February Science Question of the Month Winner: John Erik Vanston

Psychology alum John Erik Vanston answered last month's Neuroscience 105 exam question correctly.

Science & Technology | March 30, 2023
A brain being held in a laboratory setting by someone wearing green gloves.

February's Science Question of the Month was about brain anatomy. (Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno)

February Science Question of the Month Winner: John Erik Vanston

Psychology alum John Erik Vanston answered last month's Neuroscience 105 exam question correctly.

Science & Technology | March 30, 2023

February's Science Question of the Month was about brain anatomy. (Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno)

A brain being held in a laboratory setting by someone wearing green gloves.

February's Science Question of the Month was about brain anatomy. (Photo courtesy of University of Nevada, Reno)

Each month, College of Science alumni have the opportunity to test their skills and solve a current science student exam question. These questions are posed in the monthly College of Science newsletter, Discovery Monthly. The very first Science Question of the Month was featured in the 2022 alumni magazine Discovery.

If you don't receive the newsletter but would like to, you can sign up to receive it monthly. Please note, only alumni will be featured in the newsletter. Non-alumni are still welcome to submit a response, and we'll let you know if you got it right!

The February Science Question of the Month, provided by psychology professor Fang Jiang, was pulled from a Neuroscience 105 exam.

Question

Fill in the blank.

The ___ can be described as a two-dimensional representation of the retinal image in the neurons of the primary visual cortex.

Solution

The retinotopic map can be described as a two-dimensional representation of the retinal image in the neurons of the primary visual cortex.

February's Winner

Headshot of John Erik Vanston wearing a gray suit and blue tie. He is smiling.

February's winner was John Erik Vanston, who was first to submit the correct response. Congratulations, John Erik Vanston!

Vanston graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2019 with his doctoral degree in Cognitive and Brain Sciences. Vanston, originally from Austin, Texas, now lives in Phoenix. He works as a human factors scientific consultant.

Science & Technology | March 30, 2023
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