Thomas Borowski, PhD
Coordinator, 5-C Neuroscience Program
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
With Pitzer Since: 2004
Field Group: Psychology/Neuroscience
Campus Address: Broad Hall 104
Phone: 909.607.3808
Email: thomas_borowski@pitzer.edu
Education:
M.Sc., PhD, University of Saskatchewan
BA, University of Winnipeg
Research Interests:
Neuropharmacology, behavioral sensitization, neurobiology of learning and memory
Recent Courses:
Foundations of Neuroscience (NEUR95)
Brain and Behavior (PSYC101)
Physiological Psychology (PSYC111)
Neuropharmacology and Behavior (PSYC148)
Selected Publications:
“Estrogen, Cholinergic System and Cognition,” in Michael S. Ritsner, and Abraham Weizman,eds., Neuroactive Steroids in Brain Function, Behavior and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Novel Strategies for Research and Treatment. New York: Springer Science and Business Media, 2008.
“Central monoamine Activity in Genetically Distinct Strains of Mice Following a Psychogenic Stressor: Effects of Predator Exposure,” Brain Research, vol. 292 (2001). With S. Hayley, Z. Merali, and H. Anisman.
“Psychogenic, Neurogenic and Systemic Stressor Effects on Plasma Corticosterone and Behaviors: Mouse Strain-Dependent Outcomes,” Behavioral Neuroscience, vol. 115 (2001). With H. Anisman, S. Hayley, O. Kelly, and Z. Merali.
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