Dr. Alicia Fontaine is a neuroscientist and cognitive science researcher based in San Diego with over 13 years of experience studying learning, memory, and the neurological basis of behavior. She completed her PhD at UCSD and conducted postdoctoral research at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Dr. Fontaine has published research in Nature Neuroscience and the Journal of Neuroscience and has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her work on synaptic plasticity and neurological disease mechanisms. She is a member of the Society for Neuroscience and regularly translates research findings into accessible public science content, contributing to Q&A communities where she shares insights on brain function, cognitive health, and the latest developments in neuroscience.