Joaquin Fuster
Joaquin M. Fuster | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 (age 93–94) Barcelona, Spain |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | M.D. University of Barcelona, 1953 Ph.D. University of Granada (Spain), 1967 |
| Known for | Discovery of "memory cells" in primate prefrontal cortex |
| Awards | Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cognitive Neuroscience Neuroscience Cognitive science |
| Institutions | UCLA |
| Website | http://www.joaquinfuster.com/ |
Joaquin M. Fuster (born 1930)[1] is a Spanish neuroscientist whose research has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the neural structures underlying cognition and behavior.[2] His several books and hundreds of papers,[3] particularly on memory and the prefrontal cortex, are widely cited.
Early career
[edit]Born in Barcelona, he was son of Joaquín Fuster (psychiatra) and a daughter of Marquess of Carulla, and brother of the cardiologist Valentín Fuster.[4]
Fuster earned an M.D. at the University of Barcelona in 1953, and in 1967 a Ph.D from the University of Granada. From 1962 until 1964 he was a visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry.[1] He is currently Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior,[3] and a resident fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[5]
Awards
[edit]Among numerous awards,[3] Fuster has received the 2006 Patricia Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Research[6] and the 2000 Fyssen Foundation International Prize for research excellence.[7] In 2010 he delivered the Segerfalk Lecture, given annually by an "internationally outstanding scientist who has made major contributions within the area of Neuroscience".[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b *Faculty webpage at UCLA
- ^ "Neuroscience News". Nature. 372 (6502): 199. 1994. Bibcode:1994Natur.372..199.. doi:10.1038/372199a0. Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ a b c "Joaquin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D." Joaquin Fuster.
- ^ "'El origen de la libertad está en la corteza cerebral'". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ^ "2010 Fellows And Their Affiliations At The Time Of Their Election" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ^ "NARSAD to Honor 20th Anniversary of Scientific Council at Annual New York Gala". NARSAD. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "International Prize". Fyssen Foundation.
- ^ "The Segerfalk Lecture Award". THORSTEN OCH ELSA SEGERFALKS STIFTELSE. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- "Joaquin Fuster, MD, PhD". Almaden Institute. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- "Joaquin Fuster, M.D." DGSOM website. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- "Joaquin Fuster: Distributed Memory and the Perception-Action Cycle (2007)". 2007 Brain Network Dynamics Conference. 2007.
External links
[edit]- Personal webpage, including extensive list of publications
- "Segerfalk lecturer Joaquin Fuster: "The brain is a search engine"". Lund University Magazine. June 16, 2010. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
