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Degree
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Ph.D., Northern Illinois University |
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Position
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Emeritus Professor, Brain and Cognitive Science |
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95-A, Life Sciences II |
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(618) 453-8943
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(618) 453-3563
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Biosketch |
Robert A. Jensen (Ph.D. Northern Illinois University, 1976), completed a 3-year U.S. Public Health Service postdoctoral fellowship in James L. McGaugh's laboratory at the University of California, Irvine. There he began studies of the modulation of memory storage processes by pituitary hormones and catecholamines. He remained at Irvine for three additional years as a staff researcher before coming to SIU. His current work is directed at gaining a better understanding of how neural events associated with arousal act to modulate learning and memory. This research focuses on aspects of vagus nerve afferent activity as they relate to facilitation of memory, enhancement of recovery of function after brain damage, and the attenuation of anxiety. Dr. Jensen retired from the University in 2005. |
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