FLINN, Jane M., Associate Professor of Psychology
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Address: Department of Psychology |
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| George Mason University | |
| Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 | |
| Telephone: 703-993-4107 | |
| Fax: 703-993-1359 | |
| Office: David King Hall Rm. 2022 | |
| Email at jflinn@gmu.edu |
Dr. Flinn's teaching and research interests include the neuronal bases of learning and memory. She has studied the effects of malnutrition on learning and memory in infants and invertebrates. She is currently examining the role of metals, particularly zinc, in the brain. The following figures show the levels of zinc and iron in the rat hippocampus. These sections were obtained using synchrotron x-ray flourescence at the Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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Zinc
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Iron
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Zinc and Copper Content of Alzheimer's Plaques, Run
at Brookhaven National Lab
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Dr. Flinn is also interested in the role of seratonin and its metabolites in
alcoholism.
Much of her current research is done in association with the Shared Research
Instrumentation Facility (SRIF), located at George Mason's Prince William Copunty
campus. The facility is equipped with instrumentation for the measurement of
neurotransmitter levels, and a gene array system is currently being installed.
Dr. Flinn's work has appeared in the following publications: Perceptual and
Motor Skills, J. Physiological Psychology, Invertebrate Neuroscience, Comp.
Biochem. Physiol, and Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine; she has presented
regularly at the Society for Neuroscience Annual meetings.
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