Professor, Molecular Neuroscience, George Mason University

Dr Blackwell investigate calcium dynamics and signaling pathways involved in long term memory storage.  One of the fundamental, unsolved questions in neuroscience is how different spatio-temporal patterns of input produce different memories and shape information processing.

She also investigates the role of dopamine in both normal reward learning and Parkinson’s disease.  Her lab develops novel computer software and realistic neuronal models, as well as using electrophysiology to answer these questions.