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R. Douglas Fields, Ph.D.
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Neuroscientist and Author
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Welcome!
Dr. R. Douglas Fields is an author & research neuroscientist exploring how the brain develops & modifies its structure & function through experience. He is an authority on interactions between neurons & glia, & on the cellular mechanism of memory. Currently he is Chief of the Nervous System Development & Plasticity Section at the National Institutes of Health, & founding Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Neuron Glia Biology (Cambridge University Press)
Neuron Glia Biology. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from San Jose State University, & a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to joining the NIH 19 years ago, he conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford & Yale Universities. Dr. Fields has published over 90 original papers in leading scientific journals, & articles in several popular science magazines. Recently he appeared as a guest on the Leonard Lopate Program on WNYC, New York City, to discuss his research on neuron-glia interactions and memory
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/04282005. New book announcements will be forthcoming. This site is currently under construction.
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Dr. R. Douglas Fields, (Smith Rock, Oregon.)
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Fields, R.D. (2005) Making Memories Stick. Scientific American, 292 (February), 74-81.
Scientific American
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Fields, R.D. (2004) The Other Half of the Brain. Scientific American, 290(4) (April) 54-61.
Scientific American
Fields. R.D. (2004) Mysterious cells found in the brain of a genius. Odyssey, October issue, p. 22-26.
Fields, R. D. (2004) Breaking the brain code. Odyssey, October issue, p. 27-29.
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