Dr. Foy's research and scholarly interests occur within the broad field of neuroscience, with special emphasis on the electrophysiology of learning and memory function. His research efforts have resulted in the discovery of hormonal, stress and aging factors that impact how neurons communicate within the hippocampus, a structure known to be involved in memory.
Articles
Differential Effects and Rates of Normal Aging in Cerebellum and Hippocampus, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2010)
Cognitive functions show many alternative outcomes and great individual variation during normal aging. We examined...
Estrogen and Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity (with Michael Baudry and Richard Thompson), Psychology Faculty Works (2004)
During the past several years, there has been increasing interest in the effects of estrogen...
Cyclic Changes in Estradiol Regulate Synaptic Plasticity Through the Map Kinase Pathway, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2001)
Hippocampal synaptic structure and function exhibit marked variations during the estrus cycle of female rats....
The Tyrosine Kinase and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways Mediate Multiple Effects of Estrogen in Hippocampus, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2000)
Estrogen replacement therapy in women is associated with improvement of cognitive deficits and reduced incidence...
Behavioral Stress Modifies Hippocampal Plasticity Through N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Activation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (1996)
Behavioral stress has detrimental effects on subsequent cognitive performance in many species, including humans. For...