
Mark Baxter, PhD
MARK G BAXTER (Preferred Name)
About Me
Mark Baxter studies the neurobiology of cognitive function, with particular focus on how impaired cognition in different disease states is related to abnormalities in defined neural systems. Current areas of investigation include the long-term effects of exposure to general anesthesia, the relationship between synaptic health and cognitive function in aging, and the development of new models of Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. He is Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Lipschultz Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Mount Sinai.
Language
English
Position
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
Research Topics
Aging, Behavior, Cognitive Neuroscience, Hippocampus, Memory, Neural Networks, Neurobiology, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Systems Neuroscience
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Neuroscience [NEU]
Education
PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications
Selected Publications
- What makes a theory of consciousness unscientific?. Karen Yan, Martijn E. Wokke, Michał Wierzchoń, Thalia Wheatley, Josh Weisberg, Taylor Webb, Sebastian Watzl, Jonas Vibell, Peter U. Tse, Frank Tong, Vincent Taschereau-Dumouchel, Timo Stein, Hugo Spiers, David Soto, Guillermo Solovey, Barry C. Smith, Heleen A. Slagter, Juha Silvanto, Joshua Shepherd, Aaron R. Seitz, Ryan B. Scott, D. Samuel Schwarzkopf, Aaron Schurger, Daniela Schiller, Adina Roskies, Dario L. Ringach, Geraint Rees, Dobromir Rahnev, Rosanne L. Rademaker, Ian Phillips, Megan A.K. Peters, Franco Pestilli, David Pereplyotchik, Adrian M. Owen, Charles C.F. Or, Brian Odegaard, Myrto Mylopoulos, Jorge Morales, Robert M. Mok, Dean Mobbs, Partha P. Mitra, Kenneth D. Miller, Matthias Michel, Janet Metcalfe, Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Maro G. Machizawa, Ka Yuet Liu, Ying Tung Lin, Matthew D. Lieberman, Mark G. Baxter. Nature Neuroscience
- The hippocampus dissociates present from past and future goals. Alison Montagrin, Denise E. Croote, Maria Giulia Preti, Liron Lerman, Mark G. Baxter, Daniela Schiller. Nature Communications
- Executive function mediates age-related variation in social integration in female vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus sabaeus). Jacob D. Negrey, Brett M. Frye, Suzanne Craft, Thomas C. Register, Mark G. Baxter, Matthew J. Jorgensen, Carol A. Shively. GeroScience
Industry Relationships
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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Baxter during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Outside Employment
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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