Richard Glenn Northcutt (born 1941) is an American neuroscientist known for his work in comparative

vertebrate Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () ( chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, ...

neurobiology Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, development ...

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evolutionary neuroscience Evolutionary neuroscience is the scientific study of the evolution of nervous systems. Evolutionary neuroscientists investigate the evolution and natural history of nervous system structure, functions and emergent properties. The field draws on c ...

. He serves on the editorial boards of the ''

Journal of Comparative Neurology ''The Journal of Comparative Neurology'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that focuses on neuroscience and related fields, but specifically does not deal with clinical aspects of them. It was established in 1891 and is published by Wiley- ...

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Journal of Morphology The ''Journal of Morphology'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of anatomy and morphology featuring primary research articles, review articles, and meeting abstracts. The journal was established in 1887 by zoologists and morphologists Edwar ...

'', '' Visual Neuroscience'', and '' Zoologische Reike'', and was editor in chief of ''

Brain, Behavior and Evolution ''Brain, Behavior and Evolution'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering evolutionary neurobiology. It was established in 1968 with Walter Riss as the founding editor-in-chief; he remained the editor until 1986. Subsequent editors include ...

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Glenn Northcutt's profile at the University of California, San Diego
Living people Evolutionary biologists Academic journal editors American neuroscientists 21st-century American biologists University of California, San Diego faculty Millikin University alumni University of Illinois alumni 1941 births {{US-scientist-stub