Contact Information
Email: rabin@umbc.edu
Education
Ph.D. – State University of New York, Buffalo, 1968
Area of Study
Behavioral Neuroscience
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
Effects of exposure to the types of radiation encountered in space (e.g. exploratory class missions to Mars) on behavior and brain function.
Graduate Program Affiliation(s)
Human Services Psychology
Selected Publications
- Dietary modulation of the effects of exposure to 56 Fe particles. Rabin, B. M., Joseph, J. A., Shukitt-Hale, B., and Carey, A. N. (2007). Advances in Space Research, 40: 576-580.
- Effects of heavy particle irradiation and diet on object recognition memory in rats. Rabin, B. M., Carrihill-Knoll, K., Hinchman, M., Shukitt-Hale, B., Joseph, J. A., & Foster, B. C. (2009). Advances in Space Research, 43: 1193-1199.
- An introduction to behavior testing for the radiobiologist. Rabin, B. M. (2012). Posted to THREE (The Health Risks of Extraterrestrial Environments), 27 Jan. 2012.
- Interaction between age of irradiation and age of testing in the disruption of operant performance using a ground-based model for exposure to cosmic rays. Rabin, B. M., Joseph, J. A., Shukitt-Hale, B., Carrihill-Knoll, K. L. (2012) AGE, 34: 121-131.
- Effects of 17β-estradiol on cognitive performance of ovariectomized female rats exposed to space radiation. Rabin, B. M., Carrihill-Knoll, K. L., Long, L. V., Pitts, S. C. & Shukitt-Hale, B. (2013). Journal of Behavioral and Brain Sciences 3: 67-73.