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Douglas A. Baxter is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within neuroscience and molecular biology, focusing on neural dynamics, brain function, and mechanisms underlying memory and learning.

Their work is published across various domains but predominantly in neuroscience-related fields. The main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader categories, Baxter's subfields of study cover:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

The primary topics of Baxter's research include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Recent publications reflect the detailed and diverse nature of Baxter's research interests. Some notable papers include:

  • Computational model of the distributed representation of operant reward memory: combinatoric engagement of intrinsic and synaptic plasticity mechanisms, 2020, Learning & Memory
  • Neuronal population activity dynamics reveal a low-dimensional signature of operant learning in Aplysia, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Repetitive Action Potential Firing, 2020, Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
  • Voltage- and Calcium-Gated Membrane Currents Tune the Plateau Potential Properties of Multiple Neuron Types, 2023, Journal of Neuroscience
  • A transdisciplinary dual degree curriculum yields novel and successful learning outcomes: early lessons from training physicianeers, 2025, Frontiers in Medicine

Baxter frequently collaborates with several other researchers. The most common co-authors include:

  • John H. Byrne
  • Paul Smolen
  • Renan M. Costa
  • Curtis L. Neveu
  • Michael R. Moreno

Their work has appeared repeatedly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Learning & Memory
  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Mathematical Modeling of Gene Networks

    Paul Smolen;Douglas A Baxter;John H Byrne

  • Modeling transcriptional control in gene networks--methods, recent results, and future directions.

    Paul Smolen;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Operant Reward Learning in Aplysia: Neuronal Correlates and Mechanisms

    Björn Brembs;Fred D. Lorenzetti;Fredy D. Reyes;Douglas A. Baxter

  • Modeling circadian oscillations with interlocking positive and negative feedback loops.

    Paul Smolen;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Frequency selectivity, multistability, and oscillations emerge from models of genetic regulatory systems

    Paul Smolen;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • A reduced model clarifies the role of feedback loops and time delays in the Drosophila circadian oscillator.

    Paul Smolen;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Contingent-Dependent Enhancement of Rhythmic Motor Patterns: An In Vitro Analog of Operant Conditioning

    Romuald Nargeot;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Effects of macromolecular transport and stochastic fluctuations on dynamics of genetic regulatory systems

    Paul Smolen;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Serotonergic modulation of two potassium currents in the pleural sensory neurons of Aplysia.

    Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • In Vitro Analog of Operant Conditioning in Aplysia. I. Contingent Reinforcement Modifies the Functional Dynamics of an Identified Neuron

    Romuald Nargeot;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Identification and Characterization of Catecholaminergic Neuron B65, Which Initiates and Modifies Patterned Activity in the Buccal Ganglia of Aplysia

    E. A. Kabotyanski;Douglas Baxter;John H Byrne

  • Involvement of protein kinase C in serotonin-induced spike broadening and synaptic facilitation in sensorimotor connections of Aplysia.

    Shuzo Sugita;Jason R. Goldsmith;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • In vitro analog of operant conditioning in aplysia. II. Modifications of the functional dynamics of an identified neuron contribute to motor pattern selection.

    Romuald Nargeot;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Nonlinear dynamics in a model neuron provide a novel mechanism for transient synaptic inputs to produce long-term alterations of postsynaptic activity.

    C. C. Canavier;D. A. Baxter;J. W. Clark;J. H. Byrne

  • Differential effects of cAMP and serotonin on membrane current, action-potential duration, and excitability in somata of pleural sensory neurons of Aplysia.

    Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Feeding behavior of Aplysia: A model system for comparing cellular mechanisms of classical and operant conditioning

    Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Simulation of Drosophila Circadian Oscillations, Mutations, and Light Responses by a Model with VRI, PDP-1, and CLK

    Paul Smolen;Paul E. Hardin;Brian S. Lo;Douglas A. Baxter

  • Bistability and its regulation by serotonin in the endogenously bursting neuron R15 in Aplysia.

    H. A. Lechner;D. A. Baxter;J. W. Clark;J. H. Byrne

  • Classical conditioning of feeding in Aplysia: I. Behavioral analysis.

    Hilde A. Lechner;Douglas A. Baxter;John H. Byrne

  • Phase response characteristics of model neurons determine which patterns are expressed in a ring circuit model of gait generation

    Carmen C. Canavier;Robert J. Butera;R. O. Dror;Douglas A. Baxter

  • Neural and molecular bases of nonassociative and associative learning in Aplysia.

    John H. Byrne;Douglas A. Baxter;Dean V. Buonomano;Leonard J. Cleary

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Byrne
John H. Byrne The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Carmen C. Canavier
Carmen C. Canavier Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Dean V. Buonomano
Dean V. Buonomano University of California, Los Angeles
George D. Bittner
George D. Bittner The University of Texas at Austin
Randolf Menzel
Randolf Menzel Freie Universität Berlin
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Johnston The University of Texas at Austin
Behnaam Aazhang
Behnaam Aazhang Rice University
Cristina M. Alberini
Cristina M. Alberini New York University
Jeannie Chin
Jeannie Chin Baylor College of Medicine
Thomas H. Brown
Thomas H. Brown Yale University

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