David H. Farb, PhD

Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics; Director of the NIGMS Training Program in BioMolecular Pharmacology

Professor of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics; Director of the NIGMS Training Program in BioMolecular Pharmacology

Research Interests:
Identification of pharmacological treatments for mental disorders of learning and memory
Impact of cognitive enhancers such as neuroactive steroids upon fundamental hippocampal systems for pattern separation (encoding), and pattern completion (retrieval)
Deficits in aspects of episodic memory dependent on hippocampal function associated with schizophrenia, autism, Alzheimer’s Disease, and normal aging

Websites:
BU Profile
Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics
Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology
ResearchGate
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Departments & Programs:
Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics