Associate Dean for Education
Contact: baxter@tamu.edu
Education and Training
BA, Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1975
PhD, Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Austin, 1981
Research Interests
Cellular neurophysiology
Neuronal basis of learning and memory
Computational neuroscience

Teaching Interests
Medical Physiology
Selected Publications
Costa, R.M., Baxter, D.A. and Byrne, J.H. Computational model of the distributed representation of operant reward memory: combinatoric engagement of intrinsic and synaptic plasticity mechanisms. Learn Mem, 27:236-249, 2020.
Smolen, P., Baxter, D.A. and Byrne, J.H. Comparing theories for the maintenance of late LTP and long-term memory: computational analysis of the roles of protein kinase feedback pathways and synaptic reactivation. Frontiers Comput Neurosci, 14:109, https://doi.org/10.3389/fncom.2020.569349, 2020.