Dennison Smith

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Nancy Darling

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Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience & Psychology

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Dennison Smith

Educational Background

Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University, 1965
Master of Science, Univ Massachusetts Amherst, 1967
Doctor of Philosophy, Univ Massachusetts Amherst, 1970

Teaching Interests:
Human Neurobiology, Neuropharmacology, Neurophysiology, Introductory Neuroscience, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.

Research Interests:
Neuropharmacology of synaptic plasticity, learning and memory.

Smith's lab conductied two research programs. One of projects studies the Neuropharmacology of cannabinoid and capsaicin compounds focusing and their effects on learning and memory and long-term potentiation. The other project looks at the neuroprotective effects of exercise on an animal model of Parkinson's disease.

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