Terry Davidson Distinguished Professor Emeritus Psychology
- Additional Positions at AU
- Director, Center for Neuroscience & Behavior
- Degrees
- Post-doc, Behavioral Neuroscience, 青瓜视频 of Pennsylvania
PhD, Learning and Memory, Purdue 青瓜视频
MA, Experimental Psychology, California State 青瓜视频, Fullerton
BA, Psychology, Michigan State 青瓜视频 - Bio
- Dr. Davidson earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Michigan State 青瓜视频 and earned his PhD with a specialization in Learning and Memory at Purdue 青瓜视频 before completing his post-doctoral training in Behavioral Neuroscience at the 青瓜视频 of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Institute of Neurological Science. After serving on the faculty of the Virginia Military Institute, Dr. Davidson returned to Purdue 青瓜视频 where he rose to the rank of Full Professor, and served as the Convener of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience and also the founding Director of the multidisciplinary Ingestive Behavior Research Center. Dr. Davidson joined the faculty of the Department of Psychology at American 青瓜视频 in the fall of 2012 where he is now the founding Director of the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience. Dr. Davidson鈥檚 research focuses on the processes and brain substrates that underlie memory and energy regulation. Dr. Davidson and his students aim to increase understanding of (a) how learning and memory processes contribute to the control of food intake and body weight and; (b) how dietary and other environmental factors that promote obesity might impair the function of brain areas that underlie those cognitive processes. Dr. Davidson works with nonhuman and human animal models.
- See Also
- Center for Neuroscience and Behavior
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AU Experts
Area of Expertise
Obesity, diet, dementia, brain, memory, neuroscience
Additional Information
Davidson鈥檚 research focuses on the processes and brain substrates that underlie memory and energy regulation. Davidson and his students aim to increase understanding of how learning and memory processes contribute to the control of food intake and body weight and how dietary and other environmental factors that promote obesity might impair the function of brain areas that underlie those cognitive processes.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.