Thomas James Carew

Dean Emeritus, Faculty of Arts and Science; Julius Silver Professor, Center for Neural Science, New York University. Leading neuroscientist investigating the cellular neurobiology of learning and memory. Extensive research on neuroplasticity in Aplysia revealed synaptic mechanisms mediating several forms of memory, including habituation, sensitization, and associative learning, as well as time-dependent phases of synaptic facilitation and memory. Recent focus is on the role of growth factors in memory formation.