Joaquin M. Fuster
Born1930
Barcelona, Spain
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationM.D. University of Barcelona, 1953
Ph.D. University of Granada (Spain), 1967
Known forDiscovery of "memory cells" in primate prefrontal cortex
AwardsGoldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience (2006)
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Cognitive science
InstitutionsUCLA
Websitehttp://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

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

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]

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References

  1. ^ a b *Faculty webpage at UCLA
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c "Joaquin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D." Joaquin Fuster.
  4. ^ "'El origen de la libertad está en la corteza cerebral'". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "International Prize". Fyssen Foundation.
  8. ^ "The Segerfalk Lecture Award". THORSTEN OCH ELSA SEGERFALKS STIFTELSE. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2010-07-12.

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