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Phillips, Robert |
Research Associate Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience Area
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703 Third Street
PSYC, room 3140 |
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West Lafayette |
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IN 47907 USA |
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(765) 494-6268 |
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Ph.D Purdue University, 2000
Dr. Phillips’ research focuses on the autonomic nerve circuits with which the brain coordinates gastrointestinal tract functions and regulates food intake.
Recently, he has concentrated on how these nerve circuits change and become impaired with age. Phillips’ focus on the aging of the circuitry controlling digestion and ingestion addresses important health problems of the elderly and simultaneously provides a unique perspective to better understand the neural pathways that control food intake.
Recent Publications:
Phillips, RJ., T.L. Powley (2007) Innervation of the gastrointestinal tract: Patterns of aging. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical 136:1-19.
Phillips, R.J., G.C. Walter, S.L. Wilder, E.A. Baronowsky, and T.L. Powley (2008) Alpha-synuclein-immunopositive myenteric neurons and vagal preganglionic terminals: Autonomic pathway implicated in Parkinson’s disease? Neuroscience, 153:733-750.
Phillips, R.J., G.C. Walter, B.E. Ringer, K.M. Higgs, and T.L. Powley (2009) Alpha-synuclein immunopositive aggregates in the myenteric plexus of the aging Fischer 344 rat. Experimental Neurology, 220:109-119.
Phillips, R.J., G.C. Walter, and T.L. Powley (2010) Age-related changes in vagal afferents innervating the gastrointestinal tract. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical, 153:90-98. |
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