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The following is a list of women neuroscientists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of

neuroscience 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 ...

Argentina

Cecilia Bouzat Cecilia Bouzat (born 10 December 1961) is an Argentine biochemist, who studies neurological disorders. In 2014 she was honored as the Latin American Laureate by the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science, L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in S ...

(born 1961), biochemist studying neurological disorders * Maria G. Castro (fl 2000s), Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School

Australia

Lyn Beazley Professor Lynda (Lyn) Dent Beazley (born 1944) is a neuroscientist and educator based in Perth, Western Australia. She is currently an Honorary Distinguished Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at the University of Western Australia, an ...

(born 1944), British-born Australian neuroscientist and educator * Leeanne Carey (born 1959), neuroscientist in occupational therapy and stroke rehabilitation and recovery research * Adrienne Fairhall (fl 2000s), computational neuroscientist and educator * Una Lucy Fielding (1888–1969), neuroanatomist remembered for discovering the vascular link between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland * Mary Galea (born 1951), physiotherapist and neuroscientist at the University of Melbourne * Glenda Halliday (fl 2008), neuroscientist at the University of Sydney, NHMRC research fellow *

Muireann Irish Muireann Irish is a cognitive neuropsychologist at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney. She has a history of winning numerous International and National awards, including an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship and ...

(fl 2013), cognitive neuropsychologist at the University of Sydney *

Jee Hyun Kim Jee Hyun Kim is an Australian behavioral neuroscientist whose work focuses on emotional learning and memory during childhood and adolescence. She is an associate professor, principal research fellow, and head of the Molecular Psychiatry Laborator ...

(fl. from 2004), behavioral neuroscientist focusing on emotional learning and memory during childhood * Natalie Matosin (fl. 2012), scientist researching the impacts of stress and its role in mental illness *

Elspeth McLachlan Elspeth McLachlan (born 22 July 1942), an Australian neuroscientist, is a world authority on neural pathways within the autonomic nervous system. Her work has included detailed analyses of transmission in autonomic ganglia to studies of the or ...

(born 1942), world authority on neural pathways within the autonomic nervous system *

Pat Michie Patricia Therese Michie (''née'' O'Hara) is Emeritus Professor of Psychology, and co-director of the Schizophrenia Program of the Priority Research Centre in Translational Neuroscience and Mental Health at the University of Newcastle. Caree ...

(retired 2009), emeritus professor of psychology at Australia's University of Newcastle * Kathryn North (fl. from 1994), paediatric physician, neurologist, and clinical geneticist working on cognitive deficits in neurofibromatosis type 1 and intervention strategies for children with learning disabilities and inherited myopathies *

Jennie Ponsford Jennie Louise Ponsford is an Australian neuroscience researcher at Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it w ...

(fl. 2000s), neuroscientist researching the negative consequences of traumatic brain injury related to fatigue, sleep disturbance, attentional problems, mood and behavioural disturbances * Sandra Rees (born 1942), research into the pathogenesis of brain injury *

Linda Richards Linda Richards (July 27, 1841 – April 16, 1930) was the first professionally trained American nurse. She established nursing training programs in the United States and Japan, and created the first system for keeping individual medical recor ...

, currently researching development of the cortical midline * Nicole Rinehart (fl. from 2000), focus on autism, Asperger's disorder and ADHD *

Lesley Joy Rogers Lesley Joy Rogers (born 31 July 1943) is a neurobiologist and emeritus professor of neuroscience and animal behaviour at the University of New England. Academic career and education Rogers obtained Bachelor of Science with honours at the Uni ...

(born 1943), emeritus professor of neuroscience at Australia's University of New England *

Renae Ryan Professor Renae M. Ryan is the academic director of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Program at the University of Sydney, and a researcher in neuroscience, pharmacology and membrane transport proteins. She argues for systemic change ...

(fl. 2000s), neuroscientists and pharmacologist promoting gender equity, diversity and inclusion *

Ingrid Scheffer Ingrid Eileen Scheffer is an Australian paediatric neurologist and senior research fellow at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. She has made several major advances in the field of epilepsy research. Scheffer is credited wit ...

(born 1958), paediatric neurologist and senior research fellow focusing on epilepsy

Austria

Alexandra Adler Alexandra Adler (24 September 1901 – 4 January 2001) was an Austrian neurologist and the daughter of psychoanalyst Alfred Adler. She has been described as one of the "leading systematizers and interpreters" of Adlerian psychology. Her siste ...

(1901–2001), neurologist remembered for her work on the brain of a multiple sclerosis victim and for her research on posttraumatic stress disorder * Elisabeth Binder (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist specializing in the study of mood and anxiety disorders *

Melly Oitzl Melly S. Oitzl (in full: Maria-Silvana Oitzl, born 1955 in Lind/ Arnoldstein) is an Austrian behavioral neuroscientist. She is associate professor of medical pharmacology at Leiden University and adjunct professor of cognitive neurobiology at t ...

(born 1955), behavioral neuroscientist focusing on relationships between stress, cognition and emotion

Brazil

Suzana Herculano-Houzel Suzana Herculano-Houzel (born 1972) is a Brazilian neuroscientist. Her main field of work is comparative neuroanatomy; her findings include a method of counting of neurons of human and other animals' brains and the relation between the cerebral co ...

(born 1972), focus on neuroanatomy *

Anna Christina Nobre Anna Christina Nobre, FBA, MAE, fNASc (born 1963), known as Kia Nobre is a Brazilian and British cognitive neuroscientist working at the University of Oxford in England. Nobre holds the chair in Translational Cognitive Neuroscience shared b ...

(born 1963), UK-based Brazilian neuroscientist researching neural systems supporting cognitive functions in the human brain

Canada

Rosemary Bagot Rosemary C. Bagot (born 1981) is a Canadian neuroscientist who researches the mechanisms of altered brain function in depression. She is an assistant professor in behavioral neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at McGill University in Mont ...

(born 1981), researching the mechanisms of altered brain function in depression *

Frances Champagne Frances A. Champagne is a Canadian psychologist and University Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin known for her research in the fields of molecular neuroscience, maternal behavior, and epigenetics. Research in the Champ ...

(fl. from 2007), focus on molecular neuroscience, maternal behavior, and epigenetics * Sherry Chou (fl 2014), neuroscientist focusing on neurocritical care *

Anne Churchland Anne K. Churchland is a neuroscientist at University of California, Los Angeles. Her laboratory studies the function of the posterior parietal cortex in cognitive processes such as decision-making and multisensory integration. One of her discover ...

(fl. from 2014), neuroscientist focusing on the function of the posterior parietal cortex in cognitive processes * Meaghan Creed (fl 2016), research into neuromodulation * Karen Davis (fl. from 1990), focusing on the mechanisms underlying acute and chronic pain and temperature perception, the influence of attention, and plasticity * Allison J. Doupe (1954–2014), psychiatrist, biologist, and neuroscientist focusing on avian neurobiology and communication *

Lillian Dyck Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, (born August 24, 1945) is a retired Canadian senator from Saskatchewan. A member of the Cree Gordon First Nation in Saskatchewan, and a first generation Chinese Canadian, she is the first female First Nations senator an ...

(born 1945), Saskatchewan senator, formerly a neuroscientist and dean at the University of Saskatchewan * Gillian Einstein (born 1952), American-born Canadian neuroscientist focusing on the anatomy of the female brain * Alison Fleming (fl 2004), neuroscientist working on mothering instincts and maternal behaviour *

Ariel Garten Ariel Garten (born September 24, 1979) is a Canadian artist, scientist and intellectual known for her work in integrating art and science. She is the co-founder and former CEO of InteraXon. Early life and education Garten was born in Toronto. ...

(born 1979), clothing designer and scientist exploring the intersection of art and neuroscience *

Isabel Gauthier Isabel Gauthier is a cognitive neuroscientist currently holding the position of David K. Wilson Professor of Psychology and head of the Object Perception Lab at Vanderbilt University’s Department of Psychology. In 2000, with the support of the J ...

(born 1971), cognitive neuroscientist and journal editor * Mireille Gillings (born 1971), US-based Canadian neurobiologist and entrepreneur * Rachel Sarah Herz (fl. from 1992), psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist focusing on the psychology of smell *

Judy Illes Judy Illes, , PHD, FRSC, FCAHS, (born April 30, 1960) is Professor of Neurology and Distinguished University Scholar in Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia. She is Director of Neuroethics Canada at UBC, and faculty in the Brain Res ...

(born 1960), professor of neurology focusing on neuroethics *

Sheena Josselyn Sheena Josselyn is a Canadian neuroscientist and a full professor of psychology and physiology at Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, The University of Toronto. Josselyn studies the neural basis of memory, specifically how the br ...

(fl. 2018), neuroscientist studying the neural basis of memory at the University of Toronto * Ingrid Johnsrude (fl. from 1997), neuroscientist and professor focusing on brain structure and language ability, and degenerative brain diseases in the elderly *

(fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist studying the neural basis of memory * Sandi Lam (fl. from 2010's), neurosurgeon studying novel uses of neuroendoscopy in minimally invasive epilepsy surgery *

Daphne Maurer Daphne Maurer is a Canadian developmental psychologist and professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomen ...

(fl. from late 1980s), experimental psychologist focusing on child development, vision and synaesthesia *

Brenda Milner Brenda Milner (née Langford; July 15, 1918) is a British-Canadian neuropsychologist who has contributed extensively to the research literature on various topics in the field of clinical neuropsychology. Milner is a professor in the Department ...

(born 1918), British-Canadian neuroscientist focusing on clinical neuropsychology * Kathryn Mary Murphy (fl. since early 1990s), neuroscientists studying the development and plasticity of the brain *

Cecilia Moens Cecilia Moens is a Canadian developmental biologist. Moens is part of the faculty at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington, where she researches the vertebrate brain using zebrafish as a model organism. Early life ...

(fl 1994), research into development of hindbrain neurons * Lorina Naci (fl. 2010s), Albanian-born Canadian psychologist and neuroscientist known for developing a method for communicating with patients in a persistent vegetative state * Caroline Palmer (fl 1990), research into behavioural and neural foundations *

Isabelle Peretz Isabelle Peretz (born 1956) is a professor of psychology at the University of Montreal, holding a Canada Research Chair and Casavant Chair in neurocognition of music. She specializes in music cognition, focusing on congenital and acquired musica ...

(born 1956), professor of psychology specializing in music cognition * Maria Natasha Rajah (fl 2007), cognitive neuroscientist working on episodic memory, ageing and dementia *

Jane Roskams Angela Jane Roskams is a neuroscientist at the University of British Columbia (UBC) with a joint appointment in Neurosurgery at the University of Washington. She is professor at the Centre for Brain Health at UBC, and directed the laboratory of ...

(fl. from early 1990s), Isle of Man-born Canadian neuroscientist interested in Brain Big Data and Open Data sharing * Deboleena Roy (fl. from 2008), neuroscientist focusing on reproductive neuroendocrinology and molecular biology * Jane Rylett (fl 1994), molecular neurobiologist * Lisa Saksida (fl 2000), touchscreen-based cognitive assessment *

Rebecca Saxe Rebecca Saxe is a professor of cognitive neuroscience and associate Dean of Science at MIT. She is an associate member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and a board member of the Center for Open Science. She is known for her research on ...

(fl 2008), professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT *

Justine Sergent Justine Saade-Sergent (March 31, 1950– April 11, 1994) was a researcher in the cognitive neuroscience field. From 1979 to 1982, she was an associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery at the Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill Unive ...

(1950–1994), Lebanese-born Canadian neuroscience researcher specializing in the functional neuroanatomy of face processing *

Bernice Shanet } Bernice Grafstein Shanet (born September 17, 1929) is a Canadian neurophysiologist, a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and a noted specialist in neuroregeneration research. Shanet is a Professor of Physiology and Biophysic ...

(born 1929), neurophysiologist specializing in neuroregeneration research * Rae Silver (fl. 1997), neuroendocrinologist and neuroscientist researcing the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus * Debra W. Soh (born 1990), science columnist, sex researcher and psychologist * Bojana Stefanovic (fl 2005), neuroscientist researching functional brain neuroimaging * Jane Stewart (fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist active in psychology, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology *

Indre Viskontas Indre Viskontas is a Lithuanian-Canadian neuroscientist and operatic soprano. She holds a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience and a M.M. in opera. She is a Professor of Psychology at the University of San Francisco and serves on the faculty at the ...

(fl. since 2000s), Lithuanian-Canadian cognitive neuroscientist and operatic soprano * Anna Weinberg (fl. 2014), psychologist, Canada Research Chair in Clinical Neuroscience, McGill University * Catharine Winstanley (fl 2004), British-born Canadian behavioural neuroscientist * Sandra Witelson (fl. 1999), neuroscientist best known for her analysis of specimens from Albert Einstein's brain

China

* Yang Dan (fl. from 1994), Chinese-born scientist based in the US specializing in neural circuits controlling sleep and the function of the prefrontal cortex * Fan Wang (fl 1998), research at MIT on neural circuits underlying touch, pain and anesthesia * Li Gan (fl 1996), researching mechanisms of microglia dysfunction in neurodegeneration *

Nancy Ip Nancy Chu Ip Yuk-yu (), as known as Nancy Y. Ip in academic publications, is a Hong Kong neuroscientist. She is serving as the 5th President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) since 19 October 2022. She had served as th ...

(born 1955), Hong Kong neuroscientist *

Lily Jan Lily Yeh Jan (; born January 20, 1947) is a Chinese-American neuroscientist. She is the Jack and DeLoris Lange Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, where she collaborates with her husband Yuh Nun ...

(born 1947), neuroscientist investigating the neuromuscular junction in Drosophila fly larvae *

Li-Huei Tsai Li-Huei Tsai () is a neuroscientist and the director of the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is known for her work on neurological diso ...

(fl. from 1990), Taiwanese neuroscientist based in the US known for her work on neurological disorders that affect learning and memory * Dayu Lin (fl 2000s), Chinese neuroscientist based in the U.S. studying neural circuits underlying aggression in rodents. *

Hailan Hu Hu Hailan (; born 1973) is a Chinese neuroscientist, professor, and executive director of the Center for Neuroscience at Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China. Hu explores neural mechanisms underlying social behaviors and psyc ...

(fl 2000s), explores neural mechanisms underlying social behaviors and psychiatric diseases * Guo-li Ming (fl 2002), researching stem cells to model genetic and environmental risk for brain disorders * Hongkui Zeng (fl 2011), headed team creating the Allen Mouse Connectivity Atlas *

Li Zhaoping Li Zhaoping, born in Shanghai, China, is a neuroscientist at the University of Tübingen in Germany. She is the only woman to win the first place in CUSPEA, an annual national physics competition in China, during CUSPEA's 10 year history (1979� ...

(born 1964), computational neuroscientist and vision scientist known for the

V1 Saliency Hypothesis The V1 Saliency Hypothesis, or V1SH (pronounced‘vish’) is a theory about V1, the primary visual cortex (V1). It proposes that the V1 in primates creates a saliency map of the visual field to guide visual attention or gaze shifts exogenously. ...

Croatia

* Marta Zlatic (born 1977), neuroscientist, group leader of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK

Cyprus

* Panayiota Poirazi (born 1974), neuroscientist known for modelling dendritic computations, member of the European Molecular Biology Organization

Czech Republic

Eva Syková Eva Syková (born 1944) is a Czech neuroscientist whose research focused on the origins, mechanisms and maintenance of ionic and volume homeostasis in the central nervous system and the role of extrasynaptic transmission, spinal cord injury. She ...

(born 1944), neuroscientist researching ionic and volume homeostasis

Denmark

* Gudrun Boysen (born 1939), neurologist researching the causes and effects of strokes * Gitte Moos Knudsen (born 1959), translational neurobiologist and clinical neurologist *

Maiken Nedergaard Maiken Nedergaard is a Danish neuroscientist most well known for discovering the glymphatic system. She is a jointly appointed professor in the Departments of Neuroscience and Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She holds a par ...

(fl. from late 1980s), neuroscientist known for discovering the glyphatic system *

Milena Penkowa Milena Penkowa (born 1973) is a Danish neuroscientist who was a professor at the Panum Institute at the University of Copenhagen from 2009–2010. In 2010 she was convicted of fraud and embezzlement of funds from The Danish Society of Neurosc ...

(born 1973), neuroscientist guilty of scientific misconduct

Finland

Riitta Hari Riitta Kyllikki Hari (born 16 January 1948) is a Finnish neuroscientist, physician and professor at Aalto University. She has led the Brain Research Unit at the Low Temperature Laboratory since 1982. Hari was appointed as Academician of Science o ...

(born 1948), neuroscientist known for her work on the understanding of healthy and diseased human cortex development *

Miia Kivipelto Miia K. Kivipelto (born 1973) is a Finns, Finnish neuroscientist and professor at the University of Eastern Finland and Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Her research focuses on dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Early life and education Kivipe ...

(born 1973), neuroscientist researching dementia and Alzheimer's disease

France

* Denise Albe-Fessard (1916–2003), neuroscientist known for her research into the central nervous system pain pathways * Angélique Arvanitaki (1901–1983), neuroscientist known for her research into the electrical activity of neurons *

Aurore Avarguès-Weber Aurore Avarguès-Weber (born 1983) is a French cognitive neuroscientist and Ethology, ethologist who is researching the behaviour of bees at the Centre de Recherche sur la Cognition Animale in Toulouse. In 2015, for investigating the brain mech ...

(born 1983), cognitive neuroscientist researching the behaviour of bees *

Anne Beaumanoir Anne Beaumanoir (30 October 1923 – 4 March 2022) was a French neurophysiologist. For her aid to Jews in Brittany during the Second World War, she as well as her parents were recognised as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem. A militant ...

(born 1923), neurophysiologist and resistance worker who headed the neurophysiology department of the University Hospital of Geneva * Cécile Charrier (born 1983), neuroscientist researcher, recipient of the 2021

Irène Joliot-Curie Irène Joliot-Curie (; ; 12 September 1897 – 17 March 1956) was a French chemist, physicist and politician, the elder daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie, and the wife of Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Jointly with her husband, Joliot-Curie was award ...

“Young Female Scientist of the Year” award. * Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke (1859–1927), American-born French neuroanatomist known for co-authoring the two-volume book on the anatomy of nerve centers ''Anatomie des Centres Nerveux'' * Brigitte Kieffer (born 1958), molecular neurobiologist known for researching opiate receptors *

Laurence Lanfumey Laurence Lanfumey-Mongredien is a neuroscientist specializing in preclinical research in neuroscience and molecular neuropsychopharmacology. Based at INSERM, she is the team leader of the “Pathophysiology of anxio-depressive and addictive di ...

(born 1954), neuroscientist specializing in preclinical research on neuroscience and molecular neuropsychopharmacology *

Marcelle Lapicque Marcelle de Heredia Lapicque (1873 – 1960) was a French Neurophysiology, neurophysiologist known for her research on nerve impulses (chronaxie) and the effects of poisons, especially strychnine, on chronaxie. She was in charge of the Laboratoire ...

(1873–1960), neurophysiologist known for her research on nerve impulses and the effects of poisons * Gabrielle Charlotte Lévy (1886-1934), neurologist for whose work the Roussy–Lévy syndrome and the Lhermitte-Lévy syndrome are named * Isabelle Mansuy (born 1965), professor of neuroepigenetics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland * Christine Petit (born 1948), geneticist known for pioneering work on the genetics of hearing and deafness * Catherine Vidal (born 1951) is a neuroscientist specialized on difference between male and female brain *

Cécile Vogt-Mugnier Cécile Vogt-Mugnier (27 March 1875 – 4 May 1962) was a French neurologist from Haute-Savoie. She and her husband Oskar Vogt are known for their extensive cytology, cytoarchetectonic studies on the brain. Professional life Education and caree ...

(1875–1962), neurologist known for extensive cytoarchitectonic studies on the brain *

Claire Wyart Claire Julie Liliane Wyart (born 16 February 1977) is a French neuroscientist and biophysicist, studying the circuits underlying the control of locomotion. She is a chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite. Early life Wyart was born into a f ...

(born 1977), biophysicist and neuroscientist studying the circuits underlying the control of

locomotion Locomotion means the act or ability of something to transport or move itself from place to place. Locomotion may refer to: Motion * Motion (physics) * Robot locomotion, of man-made devices By environment * Aquatic locomotion * Flight * Locomo ...

, and chevalier of the

Ordre National du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's esta ...

Germany

Katrin Amunts Katrin Amunts is a German neuroscientist. She is the Professor of the C. and O. Vogt Institute for Brain Research at the University of Düsseldorf and is also Director of the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine in INM-1 in Forschungszentrum Jü ...

(born 1962), neuroscientist known for brain mapping *

Laura Busse Laura Busse (born c. 1977) is a German neuroscientist and professor of Systemic Neuroscience within the Division of Neurobiology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Busse's lab studies context-dependent visual processing in mouse mode ...

(born c.1977), researching neural circuits underlying visual processing at the University of Munich * Angela D. Friederici (born 1952), expert in neuropsychology and linguistics * Nadine Gogolla (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist known for decoding facial expressions in mice as emotion-like and correlating this to neural activity *

Magdalena Götz Magdalena Götz (born 17 January 1962) is a German neuroscientist. She is noted for her study of Neuroglia, glial cells and holds a chair at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich's Department of Physiology. She is involved in the field of adult ne ...

(born 1962), neuroscientist noted for her study of glial cells * Sonja Hofer (born 1977), professor at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour * Kerstin Krieglstein (fl. 2018), researching molecular neurobiology, neuronal survival and ontogenetic cell death * Eva-Maria Mandelkow (fl. from 1970s), neuroscientist and Alzheimer's Disease researcher *

Petra Ritter Petra Schwarz (née Ritter; born 24 May 1972) is a former female professional tennis player from Austria, active from 1987 to 1997. She reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1994, beating Lisa Raymond, Nathalie Tauziat, Miriam Oreman ...

(born 1974), neuroscientist applying computational neuroscience to brain simulations *

Anne Schaefer Anne Schaefer (July 10, 1870 – May 3, 1957) was an American actress. She appeared in 147 films between 1911 and 1938. She was the aunt of fellow actresses Eva and Jane Novak. Schaefer was born to German parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schafer, ...

(fl. 2009), developed the TRAP technique to reveal transcriptional profiles * Constance Scharff (born 1959), zoologist and neuroethologist researching birdsong and neurogenesis *

Sigrid Schmitz Sigrid Schmitz (born 1961, Aachen, Germany) is a visiting professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and was formerly the chair of gender studies and scientific head of the Gender Research Office eferat Genderforschungat the University of Vi ...

(born 1961), neuroscientist researching gender and science technology with a focus on brain sciences and contemporary neurocultures *

Tania Singer Tania Singer (born 1969) is a German psychologist and social neuroscientist and the scientific director of the Max Planck Society's Social Neuroscience Lab in Berlin, Germany. Between 2007 and 2010, she became the inaugural chair of social neuro ...

(born 1969), psychologist and social neuroscientist *

Marthe Vogt Marthe Louise Vogt (September 8, 1903 – September 9, 2003) was a German scientist recognized as one of the leading neuroscientists of the twentieth century. She is mainly remembered for her important contributions to the understanding of t ...

(1903–2003), remembered for her important contributions to the understanding of the role of neurotransmitters in the brain

Greece

Sophia Frangou Sophia Frangou ( el, Σοφία Φράγκου) is a professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where she heads the Psychosis Research Program. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and vice-chair of ...

(fl. from 1990s), US-based neuroscientist researching the pathophysiological processes underlying psychosis *

Nancy Papalopulu Athanasia Papalopulu (born 1962) is a Wellcome Trust senior research fellow and Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester. Education After completing her undergraduate degree in Pha ...

(fl. from 1990), UK-based neuroscientist researching how the timing of neurogenesis is regulated during vertebrate development

Guatemala

* Gabriela Asturias Ruiz (born 1995), neuroscientist focused on reducing chronic malnutrition in Guatemala

Hungary

Elizabeth Roboz Einstein Elizabeth Roboz-Einstein (April 11, 1904 – January 9, 1995) was a biochemist and neuroscientist known for purifying and characterizing myelin basic protein (MBP), investigating its potential role in the neurodegenerative disease multiple sclero ...

(1904–1995), biochemist and neuroscientist known for purifying and characterizing myelin basic protein

India

* T. S. Kanaka (1932–2018), Asia's first female neurosurgeon * Sandhya Koushika (fl. from 2000s), neuroscientist focusing on regulation of axonal transport within nerve cells *

Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath (born 18 October 1953) is an Indian neuroscientist. She is currently a professor at the Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. She was the founder director of the National Brain Research Ce ...

(born 1953), neuroscientist focused on the study of brain related disorders * Deblina Sarkar (fl. 2018), nanoscale biosensors at MIT *

M. V. Padma Srivastava Madakasira Vasantha Padma Srivastava (born 1965) is an Indian neurologist, medical academic and writer, and the professor of neurology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. She is known for pioneering ''Acute Stroke Programm ...

(born 1965), neurologist, medical academic and writer known for the Acute Stroke Programme *

Shubha Tole Shubha Tole (born August 1967) is an Indian neuroscientist, Professor and Principal Investigator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India. Her research involves investigating the development and evolution of the mammalian ...

(born 1967), neuroscientist investigating the development and evolution of the mammalian brain * Vidita Vaidya (fl. from 2000), neuroscientist researching molecular psychiatry and the neurocircuitry of emotion *

Shashi Wadhwa Shashi Wadhwa (born. 20 July 1948) is the dean of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Her major research interests are developmental neurobiology, quantitative morphology and electron microscopy. Her laboratory mainly focussed o ...

(born 1948), known for anatomy and developmental neuroscience

Ireland

Sabina Brennan Sabina Brennan is an Irish neuroscientist, psychologist, and former television actress. She is currently an adjunct assistant professor working at Trinity College Dublin. Early life and family Brennan is the youngest of five children. Her fat ...

(fl. 2011), neuroscientist at Trinity College Dublin, "Hello Brain" project *

Eleanor Maguire Eleanor Anne Maguire (born 27 March 1970) is an Irish neuroscientist. Since 2007, she has been Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London where she is also a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow. Early life and educat ...

(born 1970), researching episodic memory in the context of wider cognition * Mary Reilly (fl. 2000s), neurologist studying peripheral neuropathy

Israel

Tamar Flash Tamar Flash is an Israeli neuroscientist and control theorist whose research concerns biological motor control, including the motion of the human arm, the effects of neurological damage on motion, and the use of robotics to study biological motio ...

(fl. 1987), professor at Weizmann Institute of Science * Kalanit Grill-Spector is a neuroscientist professor investigating the visual system at

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

* Daphna Joel (born 1967), behavioural neuroscientist at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

* Nilli Lavi is a psychologist and neuroscience professor at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

Yael Niv Yael Niv is a neuroscientist who studies human and animal reinforcement learning and decision making. She is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton University. Niv is known for her research contributions and for her visible advocac ...

(fl. 2012), neuroscientist studying animal reinforcement learning at Princeton University * Michal Rivlin is a neuroscientist investigating the retina at the

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

* Asya Rolls (2000s) is an

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psychoneuroimmunologist exploring how the nervous system affects immune responses and thus physical health * Daniela Schiller (born 1972), known for work on memory reconsolidation *

Michal Schwartz Michal Schwartz (born 1 January 1950) is a professor of Neuroimmunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science and is internationally acclaimed as a path-breaking scientist in the study of Neuro-immunology, introducing the dialogue between the im ...

is a professor of neuroimmunology at the

* Tali Sharot is a cognitive neuroscientist at

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

* Hamutal Slovin (born 1967), neuroscientist studying the visual system using optical imaging *

Hermona Soreq Hermona Soreq (חרמונה שורק) is an Israeli professor of Molecular Neuroscience at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Best known for her work on the signaling of acetylcholine and its relevance in stress responses and neurodegenerative ...

(born 1947), known for the signaling of acetylcholine and its relevance in stress responses and neurodegenerative diseases

Italy

* Cristina Alberini (fl. 1990s), neuroscientist studying the biological mechanisms of long-term memory *

Paola Arlotta Paola Arlotta (born 1971) is the Golub Family Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University and chair of the Harvard Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (HSCRB). Her research focuses on the development of neuron types in the ...

(born 1971), professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard University * Camilla Bellone (born c. 1975) is an Italian neuroscientist exploring the molecular mechanisms and neural circuits underlying social behavior and probes how defects at the molecular and circuit level give rise to psychiatric disease states * Raffaella Bosurgi (fl. 2010s), neuroscientist and executive editor of PLOS Medicine *

Valeria Gazzola Valeria Gazzola (born 19 January 1977) is an Italian neuroscientist, associate professor at the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and member of the Young Academy of Europe. She is also a tenured departm ...

(born c. 1977), neuroscientist at the University of Amsterdam, studying the neural basis of empathy and embodied cognition * Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini (fl. from 2001), neuroscientist focusing on behavioral neurology, particularly the neural substrate of language and memory * Giordana Grossi (fl. 2007), cognitive neuroscientist and professor of psychology at SUNY New Paltz, New York *

Rita Levi-Montalcini Rita Levi-Montalcini (, ; 22 April 1909 – 30 December 2012) was an Italian Nobel laureate, honored for her work in neurobiology. She was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with colleague Stanley Cohen for the ...

(1909–2012), Nobel laureate for her work in neurobiology * Raffaella Rumiati (fl. from 2003), cognitive neuroscientist *

Maria Grazia Spillantini Maria Grazia Spillantini , is Professor of Molecular Neurology in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge. She is most noted for identifying the protein alpha-synuclein as the major component of Lewy bodies, the ch ...

(fl. from 1987), researching the mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration

Japan

Noriko Osumi is a Japanese neuroscientist. She was appointed as the Vice-president of Tohoku University in 2018, a Professor of Developmental Neuroscience, and the Director of the Core Center for Neuroscience at that university. Osumi also presided at the ...

(fl. from 1980s), specializing in neuroembryology and developmental neuroscience to reveal the scheme of human mind in terms of brain development

Kazakhstan

Alexandra Elbakyan Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan (russian: Алекса́ндра Аса́новна Элбакя́н, born 6 November 1988) is a Kazakhstani computer programmer and creator of the website Sci-Hub, which provides free access to research papers witho ...

(born 1988), known for creating the Sci-Hub

Lebanon

Huda Zoghbi Huda Yahya Zoghbi (Arabic: هدى الهبري الزغبي ''Hudā al-Hibrī az-Zughbī''; born 1954), born Huda El-Hibri, is a Lebanese-born American geneticist, and a professor at the Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, Neuroscience a ...

(born 1954), Lebanese-American geneticist known for research in the Rett syndrome and spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

Lithuania

* Urtė Neniškytė (born 1983), researching the interaction of neurons and immune cells in the brain

Mexico

* Mónica Andrea López Hidalgo, researching astrocytes, cognitive function, and age-related changes

Netherlands

* Beatrice de Gelder (born 1944), cognitive neuroscientist and neuropsychologist at Tilburg University * Astrid Linthorst (fl. from late 1990s), neuroscientist specializing in the neurochemistry and neuroendocrinology of stress and behavior * Sabine Spijker (fl. from late 1990s), neuroscientist researching the effect of neuropsychiatric ailments on cognition *

Eveline Crone Eveline Crone (born 23 October 1975) is a Dutch professor of cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology at Leiden University. Her research focuses on risky behaviors in adolescent humans during puberty and examines the function of those ri ...

(born 1975), professor of cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology, known for her work on the function of risky behaviours in pubertal adolescents

New Zealand

* Marianne Fillenz (1924–2012), Romanian-born New Zealand neuroscientist known for research on he physiology of the autonomic nervous system * Kate Jeffery (born 1962), professor of behavioural neuroscience at University College London *

Jenny Morton Anne Jennifer Morton, , known as Jenny Morton, is a New Zealand neurobiologist and academic, specialising in neurodegenerative diseases. She has been a Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, since 1991 and a Professor of Neurobiology at the Unive ...

(fl. from 1991), neurobiologist specializing in neurodegenerative diseases

Norway

* Siri Leknes (fl. 2008), neuroscientist known for directing he Leknes Affective Brain Lab *

May-Britt Moser May-Britt Moser (born 4 January 1963) is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She and her then-husband, Edvard Moser, share ...

(born 1963), psychologist, neuroscientist and Nobel laureate known for work on grid cells * Kristine Beate Walhovd (born 1976), psychologist and neuroscientist researching lifespan changes in brain and cognition

Pakistan

Aafia Siddiqui Aafia Siddiqui ( ur, ; born 2 March 1972) is a Pakistani national who is serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center, Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, United States for attempted murder and other felonies. Siddiqui was born in Paki ...

(born 1972), neuroscientist convicted of seven counts of attempted murder and assault of US personnel

Poland

Łucja Frey Łucja Frey or Łucja Frey-Gottesman (November 3, 1889 in Lwów – 1942?) was a Polish physician and neurologist, known for describing the syndrome later named after her. She was one of the first female academic neurologists in Europe. Frey per ...

(1889–c.1942), neurologist known for describing the auriculotemporal nerve syndrome, now widely known as "Frey's syndrome" *

Małgorzata Kossut Małgorzata Kossut (born 10 March 1950) is a Polish neuroscientist specializing in neuroplasticity and neural mechanisms of learning and memory, professor of natural sciences, Head of Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology and Laborato ...

(born 1950), neuroscientist specializing in neuroplasticity and neural mechanisms of learning and memory *

Liliana Lubińska Liliana Lubińska (14 October 1904 – 19 November 1990) was a Polish neuroscientist known for her research on the peripheral nervous system and her discovery of bidirectional axoplasmic transport.; http://www.ane.pl/pdf/5102.pdf http://www.an ...

(1904–1990), neuroscientist known for her research on the peripheral nervous system and her discovery of bidirectional axoplasmic transport * Irena Nalepa (born 1951), neuroscientist, pharmacologist and biochemist * Nathalie Zand (c.1884–1942), neurologist known for studying the choroid plexus and publishing ''Les plexus choroïdes: Anatomie, physiologie, pathologie''

Portugal

* Megan Carey (fl. 2005), neuroscientist and leader of the Neural Circuits and Behavior Laboratory at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon *

Hanna Damasio Hanna Damasio is a scientist in the field of cognitive neuroscience. Using computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, she has developed methods of investigating human brain structure and studied functions such as language, memory, a ...

(fl. from 1960s), neuroscientist using brain imaging methods, such as computerized tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance for investigating brain diseases * Susana Lima (fl. 2005), researching neural mechanisms of sexual behavior and male choice * Paula Isabel da Silva Moreira (born 1975), neuroscientist known for discoveries concerning mitochondrial oxidation in Alzheimer's disease

Romania

* Viviana Gradinaru (born 1981), Romanian-American professor of neuroscience at the California Institute of Technology * Marianne Fillenz (1924–2012), known for investigating the physiology of the autonomic nervous system *

Ruxandra Sireteanu Ruxandra Sireteanu (19 September 1945 – 8 September 2008), also known after her marriage as Ruxandra Sireteanu-Constantinescu, was a Romanian biophysicist and neuroscientist who undertook pioneering research into the human visual system. Born ...

(1945–2008), biophysicist and neuroscientist who researched the human visual system

Russia

Natalia Bekhtereva Natalia Petrovna Bekhtereva ( rus, Ната́лья Петро́вна Бе́хтерева, p=ˈbʲextʲɪrʲɪvə; July 7, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was a Soviet and Russian neuroscientist and psychologist who developed neurophysiological approa ...

(1924–2008), neuroscientist and psychologist known for developing neurophysiological approaches to psychology * Svetlana Dambinova (born 1949), neuroscientists known for her research on glutamate receptors * Angelina Guskova (1924–2015), neurologist, neurosurgeon and radiation protection expert * Ol'ga Leonova (fl. 1890–1910), embryologist and physician known for work on congenital disorders and the connection between central nervous system damage and eye disease * Taisiya Sergeevna Osintseva (1923–2008), neurologist interested in chronic feral nidal infections of the nervous system *

Tatiana Rosenthal Tatiana Rosenthal or Rozenthal (1885–1921) was a Russian Empire psychoanalyst, physician and specialist in neurology.Anna Maria Accerboni, 'Rosenthal, Tatiana (1885-1921)', in Alain de Mijolla (ed.), ''International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis'' ...

(1885–1921), psychoanalyst, physician and specialist in neurology * Olga Vinogradova (1929–2001), cognitive neuroscientist

Rwanda

* Claire Karekezi (born 1982), neurosurgeon at the Rwanda Military Hospital in Kigali

Serbia

* Dragana Rogulja (fl. 2015), neuroscientist and circadian biologist at the Harvard Medical School Blacatnik Institute of Neurobiology

South Africa

Frances Ames Frances Rix Ames (; 20 April 1920 – 11 November 2002) was a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist, best known for leading the medical ethics inquiry into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, who die ...

(1920–2002), neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist who studied the effects of cannabis on the brain

South Korea

* Gloria Choi (2000s - ), neuroscientist studying maternal immune activation models of autism spectrum disorder

Spain

* María Domínguez Castellano (born 1965), neuroscientist, director of Developmental Neurobiology at the Institute of Neurosciences, Alicante *

Susana Martinez-Conde Susana Martinez-Conde (born October 1, 1969) is a Spanish-American neuroscientist and science writer. She is a professor of ophthalmology, neurology, physiology, and pharmacology at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center, where she directs the Labora ...

(born 1969), neuroscientist and science writer investigating how our brains create perceptual and cognitive illusions *

Carmen Sandi Carmen Sandi (born 1961) is a Spanish and Swiss behavioral neuroscientist. She is a professor of neuroscience and director of the Laboratory of Behavioral Genetics at the Brain Mind Institute (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). Early ...

(fl. from late 1980s), research into the neurobiological mechanisms of how stress alters the brain

Sweden

Annica Dahlström Annica Dahlström (born 1941) is a Swedish physician and Professor Emerita of Histology and Neuroscience at the Department of Medical Chemistry and Cell Biology at Gothenburg University. Dahlström's research focuses on how nerve cells store and t ...

(born 1941), neuroscientist with a research focus on how nerve cells store and transport signals *

Isabelle Dussauge Isabelle Dussauge is a science, technology and society (STS) researcher at the Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University, Sweden and former assistant professor at the Department of Thematic Studies (technology and social chang ...

(fl. 2010s), cognitive neuroscientist who co.founded the NeuroGenderings Networl * Mouna Esmaeilzadeh (born 1980), Iranian-Swedish neuroscientist and entrepreneur known for her longevity clinic using genetic analyses as part of advanced health check-ups on her patients * Pam Fredman (born 1950), neuroscientist, president of the International Association of Universities *

Ivanka Savic Ivanka Savic Berglund (born 1953) is a Serbian-Swedish neuroscientist, a professor of neurology and chief physician at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, and an adjunct professor in the neurology department at the University of California, Los ...

(born 1953), Serbian-Swedish neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute known for neurophysiology and neuroimaging research

Switzerland

Silvia Arber Silvia Arber (born 1968 in Geneva) is a Swiss neurobiologist. She teaches and researches at both the Biozentrum of the University of Basel and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel Switzerland. Life Silvia Arber ...

(born 1968), neurobiologist investigating the mechanisms involved in the function and assembly of neuronal circuits controlling motor behaviour * Aude Billard (fl. 1971), physicist and computational neuroscientist creating machine learning algorithms to develop models of machine learning in humans *

Jocelyne Bloch Jocelyne Bloch (born 1971) is a Swiss neuroscientist and a neurosurgeon at Lausanne University Hospital and at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). Life Bloch graduated in the Faculty of Medicine of Lausanne University in Decem ...

(fl. from 2002), neuroscientist investigating deep brain stimulation and brain repair for movement disorders *

Victoria Chan-Palay Victoria Lye-Hua Chan-Palay (born 9 October 1945) is a Singaporean-born neuroscientist who has worked in the United States and Switzerland. Early life and education Chan is the second daughter of noted Singaporean swimming coach Dr. Chan Ah Kow. ...

(born 1945), Singaporean-born Swiss neuroscientist, founder of the journal ''Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders'' * Anelis Kaiser (fl. from 2008), neuroscientist exploring the influence of heteronormative notions of sexual orientation * Melanie Greter (fl. from 2000), neuroimmunologist studying the ontogeny of microglia and border-associated macrophages * Sophie Schwartz (born 1965), professor at the University of Geneva studying neural mechanisms underpinning experience-dependent changes in the human brain

Taiwan

* Denise Hsien Wu (fl. 2007), professor of neuroscience, chair of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University

Trinidad and Tobago

Michelle Antoine Michelle Antoine is a Trinidadian neuroscientist. She is acting chief of the section on neural circuits in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Her research has redefined the classical notion of excitatory-inhibitory ba ...

(fl. 2020), neuroscientist researching the notion of excitatory-inhibitory balance and its role in autism

Turkey

* Cagla Eroglu (fl. 2010), neuroscientist and associate professor of cell biology and neurobiology at Duke University * Nilay Yapici (fl 2000s) is a neuroscientist at Cornell University who studies the neural circuits underlying decision making and feeding behavior in fruit fly models to pave the way towards an understanding of how to target and treat obesity and eating disorders in patients

Uganda

Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga Juliet Sekabunga Nalwanga is a physician from Uganda, who is the country's first female neurosurgeon. As of 2021 she was one of only thirteen neurosurgeons in Uganda. As of 2018 she was employed by Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. ...

(fl. 2018), Uganda's first female neurosurgeon

United Kingdom

* Ingrid Allen (1932–2020), known for research into neurodegradation *

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (born 11 August 1974) is Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and co-director of the Wellcome Trust PhD Programme in Neuroscience at University College London Sarah Jayne Blake ...

(born 1974), research into the perception of causality in the human brain *

Gemma Calvert Gemma A. Calvert FRSA is a British neuroscientist and pioneer of neuromarketing. She is the founder of Neurosense Limited, the world's first neuromarketing agency established in 1999, and in 2016 she co-founded Split Second Research, a company ...

(fl. from 1990s), researching multisensory brain systems and how the power of the subconscious brain affects marketing * Helen Cassaday (fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist investigating the underlying biology of associative learning processes *

Nicola Clayton Nicola Susan Clayton PhD, FRS, FSB, FAPS, C (born 22 November 1962CLAYTON, Pr ...

(born 1962), psychologist specializing in comparative cognition *

Hannah Critchlow Hannah Marion Critchlow (born 1980) is a British scientist, writer and broadcaster. Her academic research has focused on cellular and molecular neuroscience. In 2014 the Science Council named her as one of the ten leading "communicator scientist ...

(born 1980), neuroscientist with a research focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience * Iroise Dumontheil (fl. from 2015), neuroscientist with a research focus on the social cognition and executive functions associated with the rostral prefrontal cortex * Wendy Ewart (fl. 2000s), responsible for the development of the Medical Research Council's strategic plan * Elizabeth Fisher (fl. 1980s), professor at University College London investigating degeneration of motor neurons triggered by Down syndrome *

Maria Fitzgerald Maria Fitzgerald is a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at University College London. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where: Early life and education Maria Fitzgerald was b ...

(born 1953), neuroscientist studying the developmental physiology and neurobiology of nociceptor circuits in the brain and spinal cord * Sarah Garfinkel (fl. from 2006), neuroscientist studying the link between interoception and the brain *

Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi ('' née'' Maino; born 9 December 1946) is an Indian politician. She is the longest serving president of the Indian National Congress, a social democratic political party, which has governed India for most of its post-independ ...

(fl. 2000s), Francis Crick Institute neurodegeneration laboratory, investigating molecular mechanisms behind Parkinson's disease *

Alison Goate Alison Mary Goate is the Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor and Chair of the Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences and Director of the Loeb Center for Alzheimer's Disease at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City. She wa ...

(fl. from 1980s), known for studying the genetics of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias *

Usha Goswami Usha Claire Goswami (born 21 February 1960) is a researcher and professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, a Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and the director of the Centre for Neuroscience in Educ ...

(born 1960), neuroscientist investigating the neural basis of developmental dyslexia, of speech and language impairments, and of rhythmic motor behaviour *

Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield Susan Adele Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, (born 1 October 1950) is an English scientist, writer, broadcaster and member of the House of Lords (since 2001). Her research has focused on the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's dise ...

(born 1950), scientist, writer and broadcaster with a research focus on he treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases *

Francesca Happé Francesca Gabrielle Elizabeth Happé (born 1967) is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College Lon ...

(born 1967), cognitive neuroscientist investigating autism spectrum conditions * Julie M. Harris (born 1967), psychologist who studies binocular vision, vision and animal patterning * Jane Hayley (fl. 2012), electrophysiologist, neuroscience scientific coordinator at the University of Edinburgh * Christine Holt (born 1954), developmental neuroscientist investigating the basic mechanisms of the vertebrate brain * Heidi Johansen-Berg (born 1974), professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford, studying brain plasticity in regard to stroke rehabilitation and ageing * Eve Johnstone (born 1944), Scottish physician, clinical researcher, psychiatrist and academic investigating schizophrenia and psychotic illness *

Annette Karmiloff-Smith Annette Karmiloff-Smith CBE FBA FMedSci (1938–2016) was a professorial research fellow at the Developmental Neurocognition Lab at Birkbeck, University of London. Before moving to Birbeck, she was Head of the Neurocognitive Development Unit a ...

(1938–2016), cognitive neuroscientist known for research into Williams syndrome *

Tara Keck Tara Keck (born November 26, 1978, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American-British neuroscientist and Professor of Neuroscience and Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, at University College London working in the Department of Neuroscien ...

(fl. 2000s), neuroscientist investigating synaptic and homeostatic plasticity in the neocortex * Diane Lipscombe (born 1960), professor of neuroscience at the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University * Jennifer S. Lund (born 1940), anatomist focused on he organization of feedforward and feedback circuits in the neocortex * Giovanna Mallucci (fl. from 2000), neuroscientist specializing in neurodegenerative diseases * Ruth McKernan (fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist known for her work on ligand-gated ion channels as well as for services to business and innovation *

Katharine Montagu Katharine Montagu was the first researcher to identify dopamine in human brains. Working in Hans Weil-Malherbe’s laboratory at the Runwell Hospital outside London the presence of dopamine was identified by paper chromatography in the brain of ...

(died 1966), first to identify dopamine in the human brain *

Freda Newcombe Freda Gladys Newcombe (1925–2001) was a British clinical neuropsychologist who played a pivotal role in the development of the discipline of cognitive neuropsychology. She was a fellow of Linacre College, Oxford, from 1968 to 1992, and then Hono ...

(1925–2001), clinical neuropsychologist playing a pivotal role in the development of cognitive neuropsychology * Esther Odekunle (fl. 2010s), neurobiologist and antibody engineer researching risks from antibodies *

Karalyn Patterson Karalyn Eve Patterson, is a British psychologist in Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. She is a specialist in cognitive neuropsychologyand an Emeritus Fellow of Darwin Co ...

(born 1943), specialist in cognitive neuropsychology * Marysia Placzek (fl. 2012), professor of developmental neurobiology at the University of Sheffield *

Cathy Price Catherine J. "Cathy" Price is a British neuroscientist and academic. She is a professor of cognitive neuroscience and director of the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at University College London. Her overarching research goal is to prov ...

(fl. 1990s), professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London *

Gina Rippon Gina Rippon (born 1950) is a British neurobiologist and feminist. She is a professor emeritus of cognitive neuroimaging at the Aston Brain Centre, Aston University, Birmingham. Rippon has also sat on the editorial board of the '' International ...

(born 1950), research involving the application of brain imaging techniques, particularly electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography * Katya Rubia (fl. from 1994), neuroscientist best known for her work in child cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychiatry *

Barbara Sahakian Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Research Council (MRC)/Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge. She is also an Ho ...

(fl. 2000s), known for her contributions to psychopharmacology, neuroethics, neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and neuroimaging * Sophie Scott (born 1966), neuroscientist investigating the cognitive neuroscience of voices, speech and laughter * Aditi Shankardass (fl. 2009), clinical work using electroencephalogram recordings of the brain to diagnose developmental disorders in children * Rebeccah Slater {fl. 2010s), professor of paediatric neuroscience at the University of Oxford *

(fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist noted for identifying the protein alpha-synuclein as the major component of Lewy bodies * Tara Spires-Jones (born 1976), neuroscientists studying synapse degeneration and resilience in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases * Susan Standring (fl. from 1970s), experimental neurobiologist, writer and researcher * Karen Steel (fl. from 1990s), geneticist studying the genetics behind deafness, mainly focusing on the genetics of mice *

Sarah Tabrizi Sarah Joanna Tabrizi FMedSci is a British neurology, neurologist and neuroscientist in the field of neurodegeneration, particularly Huntington's disease. She is a Professor and Joint Head of the Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the UC ...

(born 1965), British-Iranian neurologist and neuroscientist in the field of neurodegeneration * Kathleen Taylor (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist with a focus on physiology, psychology and the neuroscience of belief *

Irene Tracey Irene Mary Carmel Tracey (born 30 October 1966) is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and former Warden of Merton College, Oxford. She is also Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences an ...

(born 1966), research focused on the neuroscience of pain perception and analgesia *

Anne Treisman Anne Marie Treisman (née Taylor; 27 February 1935 – 9 February 2018) was an English psychologist who specialised in cognitive psychology. Treisman researched visual attention, object perception, and memory. One of her most influential ide ...

(1935–2018), cognitive psychologist researching visual attention, object perception, and memory *

Angela Vincent Angela Vincent (born 1942) is Emeritus professor at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford. Career and research Angela Vincent was born in 1942, the third child of Carmen and Joseph Molony (later KCVO). After St M ...

(born 1942), known for research in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry, cellular immunology and intracellular neurophysiology *

Elizabeth Warrington Elizabeth Kerr Warrington FRS (born 1931) is a British neuropsychologist specialised in the study of dementia. She holds a PhD in Psychology visual processing and is now an emeritus professor of clinical neuropsychology at the University Coll ...

(born 1931), neuropsychologist specialised in the study of dementia * Heather Whalley (fl. 2010s), psychiatrist with a research focus on the mechanisms underlying the development of major psychiatric disorders * Barbara Wilson (born 1941), psychologist, founder of the Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Ely, Cambridgeshire * Emma Yhnell (fl. 2015), neuroscientists with a research focus on Huntington's disease

United States

A

* Carmela Abraham (fl. 1990s), neuroscientist studying Alzheimer's disease * Susan Ackerman (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist and geneticist known for investigating genetic and biochemical factors behind the central nervous system * Elizabeth Adkins-Regan (born 1945), comparative behavioural neuroendocrinologist known for research on the hormonal and neural mechanisms of reproductive behaviour *

Huda Akil Huda Akil (born 1945) is a Syrian–American neuroscientist whose pioneering research has contributed to the understanding of the neurobiology of emotions, including pain, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Akil and colleagues are best know ...

(born 1945), Syrian-American neuroscientist focusing on the neurobiology of emotions * Susan Amara (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist focusing on the parts of the brain activated by the effects of addictive drugs * Nancy Coover Andreasen (born 1938), neuroscientist and neuropsychiatrist known for developing the concept of negative symptoms in schizophrenia * Anne M. Andrews (fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist focused on the neurochemistry of the brain's serotonin system *

Amy Arnsten Amy F.T. Arnsten is an American neuroscientist. She is the Albert E. Kent Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology as well as a member of the Kavli Institute of Neuroscience at Yale University. Research She studies the unique mole ...

(fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist focused on the molecular mechanisms behind the higher cortical circuits governing cognition * Ream Al-Hasani, British-born American neuroscientist and pharmacologist studying endogenous opioids in addiction, pain, and affective disorders

B

* Kristin Baldwin (fl. from 1998), neuroecientist focusing on reprogrammed and induced pluripotent stem cells to study the epigenetic changes of the genome and brain * Tracy Bale (born 1969), neuroscientist and molecular biologist focusing on parental prenatal stress and its effect on offspring *

Cornelia Bargmann Cornelia Isabella "Cori" Bargmann (born January 1, 1961) is an American neurobiologist. She is known for her work on the genetic and neural circuit mechanisms of behavior using ''C. elegans'', particularly the mechanisms of olfaction in the worm. ...

(born 1962), neurobiologist known for her work on the genetic and neural circuit mechanisms of behavior using C. elegans * Carol A. Barnes (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist focusing on the neurophysiological and behavioral changes that occur in the brain during ageing *

Lisa Feldman Barrett Lisa Feldman Barrett is a distinguished professor of psychology at Northeastern University, where she focuses on affective science. She is a director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory. Along with James Russell, she is the fou ...

(born c. 1963), psychologist and neuroscientist studying emotion, known for ''How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain'' *

Susan R. Barry Susan R. Barry is a Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience and Behavior at Mount Holyoke College and the author of two books, ''Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions'' and ...

(fl. from 1981), neurobiologist and physician known for her ''Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions'' * Jessica Barson (fl. 2010s), neuroscientist investigating neuropeptide signalling in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus * Danielle Bassett (born 1981), physicist and systems neuroscientist applying network science to the study of learning in the human brain *

Amy Bastian Amy Jo Bastian (born 23 July 1968) is an American neuroscientist, who has made important contributions to the neuroscience of sensorimotor control. From 2011 she has been a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. In 2015 Bast ...

(born 1968), neuroscientist contributing to the neuroscience of sensorimotor control *

Diana Bautista Diana M. Bautista is an American neuroscientist known for her work on the molecular mechanisms underlying itch, touch and pain. She is a full professor of cell and developmental biology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and is affil ...

(fl. 2000s), neuroscientist known for her work on the molecular mechanisms underlying itch, touch and pain *

Elaine Bearer Elaine L. Bearer is an American neuroscientist, pathologist, and composer. Education Bearer received her Bachelor's of Music from The Manhattan School of Music in Theory, June 1970. She received the Masters of Art from New York University, whe ...

(fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist, pathologist and composer, recent research on magnetic resonance imaging of neural connections and brain activity in transgenic mouse models of human disorders *

Marlene Behrmann Marlene Behrmann (born April 14, 1959) is a Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh) She was previously a Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. She specializes in the cognitive neuroscience ...

(born 1959), psychologist specializing in the cognitive neuroscience of visual perception * Ursula Bellugi (born 1931), German-American neuroscientist researching the biological bases of language * April A. Benasich (fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist known for research on the early neural processes necessary for normal cognitive and language development *

Joanne Berger-Sweeney Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney (born September 21, 1958) is an American neuroscientist and the 22nd president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut. She is the first African-American and the first woman to serve in the position. Earlier in her car ...

(fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist researching the neurobiology of learning and memory, with applications to neurodevelopmental disorders * Heather A. Berlin (fl. 2000s) neuroscientist noted for her work in science communication and outreach *

Mayim Bialik Mayim Chaya Bialik ( ; born December 12, 1975) is an American actress, game show host, and author. From 1991 to 1995, she played the title character of the NBC sitcom ''Blossom (TV series), Blossom''. From 2010 to 2019, she played neuroscientist ...

(born 1975), actress, author and neuroscientist * Staci Bilbo (fl. 2000s), neuroimmunologist and professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University * Sherilynn Black (fl. 2010s), neuroscientist at Duke University researching social neuroscience * Eliza Bliss-Moreau (fl. from 2008), neuroscientist focusing on the biology of emotions in humans and animals * Brenda Bloodgood (fl. from 2000s), neuroscientist studying synaptic plasticity *

Jill Bolte Taylor Jill Bolte Taylor (; born May 4, 1959) is an American neuroanatomist, author, and public speaker. Taylor began to study severe mental illnesses because of her brother's psychosis. In the early 1990s, she was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Me ...

(born 1959), neuroanatomist, author, and inspirational public speaker, known for studying severe mental illnesses and her ''My Stroke of Insight, A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey'' * Susan Y. Bookheimer (fl. 2010s), neuroscientist known for her work developing brain imaging techniques to help patients with Alzheimer's and related disease * Nancy Bonini (born 1959), neuroscientist and geneticist, known for pioneering the use of Drosophila to study neurodegeneration of the human brain * Lisa Boulanger (born 1990), research at Princeton University on immune proteins in the formation and function of neuronal connectivity * Mary Brazier (1904–1995), British-born American neuroscientist known for her fundamental contributions to the study of EEG changes in anesthesia *

Louann Brizendine Louann Brizendine (born December 30, 1952) is an American scientist, a neuropsychiatrist who is both a researcher and a clinician and professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is the author of three books: '' The Female ...

(born 1952), neuroscientist researching women's moods and hormones *

Katja Brose Katja Brose is a Science Program Officer at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) where she leads CZI's efforts in Neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease. Education and career path Brose received a bachelor's degree in Biology and European his ...

(fl. 2000s), neuroscientist known for identifying the receptor Robo and its ligand Slit as a new family of axon guidance molecule *

Linda B. Buck Linda Brown Buck (born January 29, 1947) is an American biologist best known for her work on the olfactory system. She was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with Richard Axel, for their work on olfactory receptors. She ...

(born 1947), Nobel laureate, best known for her work on the olfactory system * Elizabeth A. Buffalo (fl. 2010s), research into neurophysiology and the role of the hippocampus and medial temporal lobe structures in learning and memory * Mary Bartlett Bunge (born 1941), neuroscientist researching a cure for paralysis

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* Denise Cai (fl. 2010), researching memory formation at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai * Gwyneth Card, an associate professor of neuroscience at

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

and a principal investigator at Columbia's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute. She is interested in the neural mechanisms and circuit architectures that underlie visually guided behavioral choices in the fly

* Patricia Carpenter (psychologist), Patricia Carpenter (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist focusing on the organization of the cognitive systems in immediate thought *

Mary Carskadon Mary A. Carskadon is one of the most prominent American researchers in sleep. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She is also the Director of the Sleep and ...

(fl. 1990s), investigating sleep disorders *

C. Sue Carter C. Sue Carter is an American biologist and behavioral neurobiologist. She is an internationally recognized expert in behavioral neuroendocrinology. In 2014 she was appointed Director of The Kinsey Institute and Rudy Professor of Biology at India ...

(fl. from 1990s), biologist and behavioral neurobiologist specializing in behavioral neuroendocrinology * Vivien Casagrande (1942–2017), neuroscientist known for her research on understanding how the visual thalamus and cortex interact to construct our perceptual world *

Constance Cepko Constance Louise Cepko is a developmental biologist and geneticist in Harvard Medical School. Education She was born in Laurel, Maryland. She received her B.S. in biochemistry and microbiology at the University of Maryland College of Computer ...

(fl. from 1982), neuroscientist researching retroviral vectors in studying the development of the retina * Gloria Choi (fl. 2014), neuroscientist at the Picower Intitute for Leaning and Memory at MIT, researching the role of the immune system in autism spectrum disorder-like phenotypes *

(fl. 2000s), neuroscientist studying the function of the posterior parietal cortex in cognitive processes *

Patricia Churchland Patricia Smith Churchland (born 16 July 1943) is a Canadian-American analytic philosopher noted for her contributions to neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind. She is UC President's Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of Calif ...

(born 1943), Canadian-American philosopher focusing on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy * Uraina Clark (fl. 2008), neuroscientist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, researching functional magnetic resonance imaging to understand how stressors impact brain and behavior *

Martha Constantine-Paton Martha Constantine-Paton is a neuroscientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research and a professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Overview Prior to joinin ...

(fl. 2000s), neuroscientist focusing on synaptic plasticity and brain development, particularly visual development *

Suzanne Corkin Suzanne Corkin (May 18, 1937 – May 24, 2016) was an American professor of neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. She was a leading scholar in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. She is best known for he ...

(1937–2016), neuroscientist best known for her research on human memory, which she studied in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amnesia *

Seana Coulson Seana Coulson is a cognitive scientist known for her research on the neurobiology of language and studies of how meaning is constructed in human language, including experimental pragmatics, concepts, semantics, and metaphors. She is a professor in ...

(fl. 2000s), cognitive scientist researching the neurobiology of language *

Jacqueline Crawley Jacqueline N. Crawley (née Lerner) is an American Behavioral neuroscience, behavioral neuroscientist and an expert on rodent behavioral analysis. Since July 2012, she is the Robert E. Chason Chair in Translational Research in the MIND Institute a ...

(fl. from 1970s), neuroscientist known for developing tests including the three-compartment test to evaluate mouse social behaviour * Molly J. Crockett (fl. 2010s), neuroscientist studying the role of neurotransmitters on decision-making *

Elizabeth C. Crosby Elizabeth Caroline Crosby (October 25, 1888 – July 28, 1983) was an American neuroanatomist. Crosby received the National Medal of Science from President Jimmy Carter in 1979 "for outstanding contributions to comparative and human neuroanatomy ...

(1888–1983), neuroanatomist known for her outstanding contributions to comparative and human neuroanatomy * Meaghan Creed (2000s), neuroscientists known for pioneering research into understanding and applying deep brain stimulation to treat brain related diseases * Jessica Cardin (2000s), neuroscientist studying local circuits within the primary

visual cortex The visual cortex of the brain is the area of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information. It is located in the occipital lobe. Sensory input originating from the eyes travels through the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus and ...

to understand how cellular and synaptic interactions flexibly adapt to different behavioral states and contexts to give rise to visual perceptions and drive motivated behaviors. * Merit Cudkowicz (2000s), is a Neurologist, Neuroscientist, and leading world expert in the study of

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

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*Mary Fenner Dallman (1935–2021), neuroendocrinologist known for elucidating function along the hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal axis *

(fl. from 1970s), neuroscientist known for using brain imaging methods, such as computerized tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance for diagnosing brain diseases *Muriel Davisson (fl. from 1970s), geneticist known for developing the Down syndrome mouse model Ts65Dn *Valina L. Dawson (born 1961), neuroscientist researching the molecular mechanisms that lead to neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases *Lindsay M. De Biase (fl 2000s), explores the diversity of microglia that exist within the basal ganglia circuitry to one day target regional or circuit-specific microglia in disease *Christine Ann Denny (fl. 2010s), neuroscientist investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory *Adele Diamond (born 1952), co-founded the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience *Marian Diamond (1926–2017), pioneering scientist and educator considered to be one of the founders of modern neuroscience *Zoe R. Donaldson (fl 2000s), American neuroscientist exploring the neurobiological and genetic mechanisms of social bonding and social behavior in rodents *Dena Dubal (fl. 2011), research showing that the hormone Klotho can enhance cognition and diminish neurodegenerative decline *Catherine Dulac (French-American neuroscientist researching the molecular biology of olfactory signaling in mammels *Susan Durham (fl. 2010s), neurosurgeon, professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine *Susan Dymecki (born 1960), geneticist and neuroscientist at Harvard's Dymecki Lab

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*Emmeline Edwards (fl. 2000s), neurochemist researching neural mechanisms of complex behaviors * Gillian Einstein (born 1952), neuroscientist focusing on the anatomy of the female brain *Judith S. Eisen (born 1951), American neuroscientist and professor of biology at the University of Oregon who helped establish zebrafish as a model in which to study vertebrate nervous system development. Eisen conducts fundamental research in the specification and patterning of the vertebrate nervous system with a focus on developmental interactions between the nervous system, immune system, and host-associated microbiota *Lise Eliot (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist known for her book on gender differences, ''Pink Brain, Blue Brain: How Small Differences Grow into Troublesome Gaps and What We Can Do About It'' *Karen Emmorey (fl. 2010s), linguist and cognitive neuroscientist investigating the neuroscience of sign language *Alev Erisir (fl. 2000s), Turkish-American neuroscientist researching synaptic connectivity in the visual and taste systems

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*Emily Falk (fl. from 2010), American communication neuroscientist studying behavior change and the spread of ideas, with a focus on linking neural activity to individual, group, and population behavior *Evelina Fedorenko (born 1980), Russian-American cognitive neuroscientist *Eva Feldman (fl. from 1979), neurologist contributing to various areas of research including the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy and the application of stem cell therapy for treating human diseases such as Alzheimer's *Marla Feller (fl. 1990s), professor of biological sciences studying mechanisms underpinning the assembly of neural circuits *Ila Fiete (fl. 2000s), Indian-American computational neuroscientist *Susan Fiske (born 1952), psychologist and neuroscientist known for work on social cognition at Princeton University *Shelly Flagel (fl. 2000s), behavioral neuroscientist studying the individual differences in addiction and impulse control disorders, reward learning, and motivated behaviour neurobiology *Alice Weaver Flaherty (fl. 2000s), neurologist researching how human brains represent their bodies in relation to depression, Parkinson's, and somatoform disorders

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*Joyonna Gamble-George (fl. 2014), neuroscientist, innovator and entrepreneur, researching the endocannabinoid system in stress-induced maladaptations of the brain *Michela Gallagher (fl. 2008), cognitive psychologist and neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University *Sandra M. Garraway, is an American neuroscientist who studies the neural mechanisms of spinal nociceptive pain after spinal cord injury *Kathleen Gates (fl. 2000s) neuroscientist and quantitative psychologist developing statistical methods for the analysis of intensive longitudinal data *Lisa Genova (born 1970), neuroscientist and writer known for her novel ''Still Alive'' about a professor with Alzheimer's disease *Morton Ann Gernsbacher (fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist specializing in autism and psycholinguistics *Erin M. Gibson, is a glial and circadian biologist studying the molecular mechanisms by which the circadian rhythm modulates glial biology *Lisa Giocomo (fl. 2012), neuroscientist investigating molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cortical neural circuits *Erica Glasper (fl. 2005), behavioral neuroscientist with a laboratory at the University of Maryland *Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937–2003), first to discover and describe the circuitry of the prefrontal cortex and its relationship to working memory *Marjorie C. Gondré-Lewis (born 1968), neuroscientist investigating early life stress, drugs of abuse, and the neurogenetics of brain health disparities in underserved populations *Miriam B. Goodman (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist working to develop of mechanistic model of sensation in ''C. elegans'' *Lisa Goodrich (born 1969), neurobiologist specializing in the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind the development of neural circuits *Elizabeth Gould (psychologist), Elizabeth Gould (born 1962), neuroscientist focusing on adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus *Patricia A. Grady (fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist known for her books on hypertension, cerebrovascular permeability, vascular stress, and cerebral edema *Michelle Gray (Neuroscientist), Michelle Gray, is a leading neurobiologist in the study of the biological basis of Huntington's disease (HD), with a focus on neuron-glia interactions in HD *Ann Graybiel (born 1942), neuroscientist specializing on the basal ganglia and the neurophysiology of habit formation *Carla Green (born 1962), neurobiologist and chronobiologist studying studies the molecular mechanism of circadian rhythms in mammals *Sue T. Griffin (born 1934), neuroscientist known for investigating the role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease *Theanne Griffith (fl. 2011), neuroscientist studying mammalian thermosensation * Kalanit Grill-Spector (fl. 2000s) neuroscientist studying the structure and function of the human visual system with MRI *Chenghua Gu (fl. 2007), professor, Harvard Medical School, researching the blood-brain barrier *Lisa Gunaydin, neuroscientist who helped discover and specializes in optogenetic technology

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*Melina Hale (fl. from 1998), neuroscientist studying zebrafish to understand how the brain communicates with muscles to generate movement *Marnie Halpern (born 1956), molecular and systems biologist who has focused on studying how differences are established between the right and left sides of the developing brain *Michelle Hampson (fl. 2010), associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yala University *Kristen Harris (born 1954), neuroscientist studying the structure and function of synapses using 3D-electron microscopy *Mary Hatten (fl. from 1975), neuroscientist researching how neurons migrate in the brain *Kiralee Hayashi actress, stuntwoman, gymnast and scientist who co-authored ''Brain surface parameterization using Riemann surface structure'' *Ellie Heckscher, a faculty member at the University of Chicago, she studies development and function of the sensorimotor system

*Dena G. Hernandez (fl. 2016), neurogeneticist, head of genomic technologies at the National Institute on Aging * Rachel Sarah Herz (fl. from 1990s), psychologist and a cognitive neuroscientist known as an expert on the psychology of smell *Melissa Hines (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist studying the development of gender and how the interaction of prenatal and postnatal experience shapes brain development and behaviour *Susan Hockfield (born 1951), neuroscientist known for pioneering the use of monoclonal antibody technology in brain research *Julianne Holt-Lunstad (fl. 2010s), psychologist and neuroscientist focusing on the long-term health effects of social connections and loneliness *Elaine Hsiao, American biologist who investigates how “peripheral” changes in the immune system and resident Microbiota, microbiota impact the nervous system *Yasmin Hurd (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist studying addiction in people and animal models including changes caused by cannabis *Adrianne Huxtable], an associate professor of human physiology and neuroscience at the University of Oregon. Research in the Huxtable laboratory focuses on the neural control of breathing (the central brainstem and spinal cord networks), with a specific focus on how inflammation (throughout the body and/or brain) undermines breathing

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*Lisa James (fl. 2009), clinical psychologist and neuroscientist at the University of Minnesota Medical School *Dorothea Jameson (1920–1998), cognitive psychologist known for her contribution to the field of colour and vision *

(born 1947), Chinese-American neuroscientist known for breakthroughs in neurogenesis and cell fate specification and for studying ion channels *Patricia Janak (born 1965), psychologist and neuroscientist contributing to the biological basis of behaviour in the context of associative learning *Charlene Drew Jarvis (born 1941), scientific researcher and politician *Amishi Jha (fl. from 1998), psychologist and neuroscientist showing how mindfulness training improves numerous aspects of both cognitive and emotional health *Yishi Jin (fl. 2003), Chinese-American neurobiologist, professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute *Crystal C. Watkins Johansson (fl. 2000), neuroscientist and psychiatrist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine *Elizabeth Jonas (neurologist), Elizabeth Jonas (fl. 2013), professor of endocrinology and neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine *Lataisia Jones (fl. 2016), neuroscientist studying neurological disorders through molecular and systems biology *Theresa A. Jones (born 1964), neuroscientist focusing on neural plasticity across the lifespan synaptic connectivity in adult animals following brain damage during skill learning

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*Nancy Kanwisher (born 1958), cognitive neuroscientist known for discovering the fusiform face area and the arahippocampal place area *Leslie M. Kay (fl. 1999), neuroscientist at the University of Chicago studying the neurophysiology of the olfactory bulb *

(born 1978), professor of neuroscience at University College London *JacSue Kehoe (born 1935), neuroscientist studying the neurons of Aplysia californica and the post-synaptic nerve response *Ann E. Kelley (1954–2007), neuroscientist specialized in the neuroscience of reward and behavior *Darcy Kelley (born 1948), neurobiologist contributing to neuroethology *Mary B. Kennedy (born 1947), biochemist and neuroscientist focusing on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity *Catherine Kerr (neuroscientist), Catherine Kerr (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist investigating the effects of body-based attention practices such as Tai Chi and mindfulness on the brain and nervous system *Kristen Knutson (fl. 2000s), neurologist known for research into the mortality rates of evening and morning types *Nancy Kopell (born 1942), mathematician known from applying mathematical models to analyze the physiological mechanisms of brain dynamics *Nina Kraus (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist investigating the neural encoding of speech and music and its plasticity *Mary Jeanne Kreek (1937–2021), neurobiologist specializing in the study and treatment of addiction *Leah Krubitzer (fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist investigating how complex brains in mammals evolve from simpler forms *Patricia K. Kuhl (fl. from 1970s), neuroscientist investigating early language and brain development and how young children learn *Marta Kutas (born 1949) cognitive neuroscientist known for discovering the N400, an event-related potential component typically elicited by unexpected linguistic stimuli

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*Adrienne C. Lahti (fl. 1995), Belgian-American neuroscientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham *Story Landis (fl. from 1970) neurobiologist and former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health *Lynn T. Landmesser (born 1943), biological scientist known for developmental neuroscience research, particularly relating to the spinal cord and the formation of spinal motor circuits *Maria Lehtinen (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist at the Harvard Medical School *Jerre Levy (born 1938), psychologist and neuroscientist studying the relationship between the cerebral hemispheres and visual-oriented versus language-oriented tasks *Linda Liau (fl. 2007), neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at the Daviid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA *Christiane Linster (born 1962), Luxembourg-American behavioural neuroscientist known for research into neuromodulation relating to learning and memory *Judy Liu (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist working on cortical malformations causing epilepsy *Margaret Livingstone (born 1950), neurobiologist known for her book ''Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing'' *Jeanne Loring (born 1950), development neurobiologist and geneticist studying several fields including the genomics and epigenetics of pluripotent stem cells *Victoria Luine (fl. 2000s), psychologist, neurochemist and writer *Beatriz Luna (fl. 1999), developmental neuroscientist conducting neuroimaging research on the development of cognitive control

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*Misha Mahowald (1963–1996), computational neuroscientist working in the field of neuromorphic engineering *Gail Mandel, senior scientist at the Vollum Institute and a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health %26 Science University(OSHU), her research is focused on understanding how neuronal cell identity is established and maintained *Eve Marder (fl. from 1970s), experimental and computational neuroscientist known for her work on neural circuits in the crustacean stomatogastric nervous system *Bianca Jones Marlin (fl. 2015), neuroscientist researching the epigenetic mechanisms that enable trauma experienced by parents to be passed on to rodent offspring *Abigail Marsh (born 1976), psychologist and neuroscientist, Georgetown University, director of the Laboratory on Social and Affective Neuroscience *Deborah Mash (born 1952), neurologist interested in the addiction-stopping capabilities of ibogaine *Mara Mather (fl. 2000s), psychologist researching ageing with a focus on the effect of emotion and stress on memory *Helen S. Mayberg (born 1956), neurologist known for delineating abnormal brain function in patients with major depression using functional neuroimaging *Margaret McCarthy (academic), Margaret McCarthy (born 1958), neuroscientist and pharmacologist researching the neuroscience of sex differences *Susan McConnell (fl. from late 1980s), neurobiologist studying the development of neural circuits in the mammalian cerebral cortex *Louise McCullough (fl. 2000s), neurologist engaged in stroke research *Ann McKee (born 1953), neuropathologist and expert in neurodegenerative disease *Edith Graef McGeer (born 1923), neuroscientist known for studying the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases *BethAnn McLaughlin (born 1968), neurologist researching neural stress responses and brain injury *Sara Mednick (fl. 2000s), psychologist researching the relationship between napping and performance *Kristina Micheva (fl. 2010s), Bulgarian-American neuroscientist at Stanford University *Vivienne Ming (fl. 2000s), theoretical neuroscientist and Artificial Intelligence expert *Nancy Minshew (fl. 2000s), psychiatrist and neurologist known for work on the cognitive, neurological, and genetic bases of autism *

, faculty member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. She uses zebrafish to study vertebrate brain development *Michelle Monje (fl. 2000s), neurologist investigating the molecular mechanisms for neurodevelopment and neuroplasticity *Kelly Monk, senior scientist and co-director of the Oregon Health %26 Science University(OSHU) Vollum Institute. She uses mouse and zebrafish models to better understand how myelinated axons are formed, maintained, and regenerated. *Lisa Monteggia (fl. 2000s), neuroscientists investigating molecular mechanisms underlying neurotrophin interactions with antidepressants *Bita Moghaddam (fl, 2000s), Iranian-American neuroscientist investigating the neuronal processes underlying emotion and cognition as a first step to designing strategies to treat and prevent brain illnesses *Lisa Mosconi, Italian American neuroscientist looking at the connections between perimenopause and Alzheimer's disease

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*Elly Nedivi (fl. 1990s), neuroscientist known for investigating the molecular mechanisms of neuroplasticity *Mary Lawson Neff (1862–1945), neurologist remembered for investigating the effects of fatigue on mental and emotional health *Helen Neville (1946–2018), neuroscientist known for investigating human brain development, including neuroplasticity and neurolinguistics *Sharlene Newman, cognitive neuroscientists known for her work in neuroimaging, using magnetic resonance imaging techniques to study complex brain function *Sheila Nirenberg (fl. 2010s) neuroscientist working on neural coding and the development of prosthetic devices able to communicate directly with the brain *Kimberly Noble (fl. 2011), neuroscientist and pediatrician researching socioeconomic disparities and children's cognitive development

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*Loraine Obler (fl. 2010s), neuroscientist *Kathie L. Olsen (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist noted for her work in scientific policy *Lauren Orefice (fl. 2016), neuroscientist studying the role of peropheral nerves and sensory hypersensitivity in Autism-like behaviors

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*Sarah Pallas (fl. 2005), neuroscientist known for cross-model plasticity and map compression studies in the visual and auditory cortical pathways *Audrey S. Penn (born 1934), neurologist known for research in the biochemistry of muscle weakness in myasthenia gravis *Susan Perlman (born c.1949), neurologist and neurogeneticist investigating Friedreich's ataxia *Candace Pert (1946–2013), neuroscientist and pharmacologist known for discovering the opiate receptor, the cellular binding site for endorphins in the brain *Laura-Ann Petitto (born c. 1954), cognitive neuroscientist known for her neurolinguistics research, including work on the language capacity of chimpanzees *Marina Picciotto (born 1963), neuroscientist known for her work on the role of nicotine in addiction, memory, and reward behaviours *Nicole Prause (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist researching human sexual behaviour, addiction, and the physiology of sexual response *Caroline Palavicino-Maggio (fl 2000s) neuroscientist exploring how gene expression in amine neurons and neural circuits leads to changes in social behavior, specifically aggression, in Drosophila *Gina R. Poe, Gina Poe (fl 2000s) neuroscientist studying sleep and how neural activity during REM sleep is crucial to memory and learning *Nicole Prause (born 1978), neursoscientist researching human sexual behavior

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*Elizabeth Quinlan (neuroscientist), Elizabeth Quinlan (fl. 2001), professor at the University of Maryland studying how the pasticity of juvenile and adult mammalian visual systems differ

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*Rosa Rademakers (fl. 2016), neuroscientist reseaching the genetic basis of neurodegenerative diseases *Kanaka Rajan (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist researching how the brain processes sensory information *Priya Rajasethupathy (fl. 2000e), neuroscientist researching memory development over time by observing and manipulating neural circuitry. *Isabelle Rapin (1927–2017), Swiss-American neurologist and paediatrician remembered for her contributions to the understanding of autism and language disorders. *Judith L. Rapoport (fl. from 1960s), psychiatrist known for studying the clinical phenomenology, neurobiology, and treatment of Childhood Onset Schizophrenia. *Brenda Rapp neuroscientist and editor of ''Cognitive Neuropsychology'', known for research into written word production and dysgraphia. *Angeles B. Ribera, a professor of physiology and biophysicsin th University of Colorado School of Medicine. Ribera is interested in determining the mechanisms that direct differentiation of electrical excitability in neurons, and, in turn, how activity regulates neuronal development. Studies span the period from when neurons exit the cell cycle and begin terminal differentiation and to when synaptic interactions emerge. To have access to the relevant early stages of development, uses a classic vertebrate embryological system - the zebrafish, Danio rerio

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*Phyllis R Robinson (b. 1951), a professor of biological sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The aim of her research is to understand how information in the environment is transformed into an appropriate biological signal. Studies signal transduction in photoreceptors for they are accessible to a variety of techniques, providing a system in which it is possible to interface the approaches of biochemistry, molecular biology and physiology

*Lorna Role (b. 1953) neurophysiologist studying the role of cholinergic circuits and signaling in memory from development to aging.
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(born in 2000) neuroscientist and creator of
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*Linda Restifo (fl. from 1980s), neuroscientist studying the changes in brain development leading to cognitive disorders. *Barbara Rothbaum (fl. from 1990s), psychologist and pioneer in the treatment of anxiety-related disorders. *Vanessa Ruta (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist known for investigating chemosensory circuits behind innate and learned behaviours in the fly Drosophila melanogaster. *Carolyn I. Rodriguez (fl 2000s), neuroscientist and psychiatrist developing rapid therapies for OCD and hoarding disorder.

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*Eleanor Saffran (1939–2002), neuroscientist known as a researcher in the field of cognitive neuropsychology *Miriam Salpeter (1929–2000), professor of neurobiology at Cornell University *Cara Santa Maria (born 1983), science communicator and psychologist *

(fl. 2000s), cognitive neuroscientist working on theory of mind, the plasticity of the cortex and the neural substrates of empathy, and emotion attribution * Daniela Schiller (born 1972), neuroscientist heading the Affective Neuroscience Lab at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine *Amita Sehgal (fl. from 1990s), cell and molecular neuroscientist working on circadian rhythms and sleep *Dorothy P. Schafer (fl. 2000s), neurobiologist focusing on the role of microglia in the development of synapses and brain circuits *Erin Schuman (born 1963), neurobiologist studying neuronal synapses, director of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research *Nicole Schupf (fl. 2000s), epidemiologist and neuroscientist, professor at the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Faculty of Medicine *Carla J. Shatz (born 1947), one of the pioneers who determined some of the basic principles of early brain development *Anne Schaefer (Scientist), Anne Schaefer (fl 2000), neuroscientist and neuroimmunologist who investigates the epigenetic mechanisms of cellular plasticity and their role in the regulation of microglia-neuron interactions *Erin M. Schuman (born 1963), neurobiologist studying neuronal synapses *Rosalind A. Segal (born 1958), neurobiologist studying the how disruption of the mammalian brain leads to the formation of brain malignancies *Maryam Shanechi (born 1981), Iranian-American neuroengineer, studying decoding of the brain's activity to control brain-machine interfaces *Carla J. Shatz (born 1947), early female neurobiologist who determined some of the basic principles of brain development *Pamela Sklar (1959–2017), psychiatrist and neuroscientist known for large-scale gene discovery studies in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia *Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind (1901–2002), neurologist and psychiatrist known for pioneering research into the use of insulin, lithium, and electroconvulsive therapy for treating psychiatric disorders * Tara Spires-Jones (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist focusing on the degeneration of synapse connections between neuronal braincells in Alzheimer's disease *Beth Stevens (born 1970), neuroscientist known for work on the role of microglia and complement proteins in the removal of synaptic cells during brain development *Lisa Stowers (fl. 2004), neuroscientist at Scripps Research studying pheromone signaling and response *Carsen Stringer (fl 2000), computational neuroscientist and Group Leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus. Stringer uses machine learning and Deep learning, deep neural networks to visualize large scale neural recordings and then probe the neural computations that give rise to visual processing in mice *Elinor Sullivan, an associate professor of psychiatry, in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences University(OHSU). Her research focuses on examining the influence of early environmental factors on child neurobehavioral regulation, with an emphasis on behaviors that relate to mental health and behavioral disorders including autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression

*Wendy Suzuki (fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist researching neuroplasticity and how the brain is able to change and adapt over the course of a person's life *Nicole Swann, as assistant professor of human physiology at the University of Oregon.Nicole Swann is an academic expert in neuroscience, electrophysiology, and movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. At the University of Oregon, she is an assistant professor of human physiology. Nicole studies how different parts of the human brain interact to generate and control movements and how these processes can be disrupted in diseas

*Susan Swedo neuroscientist conducting research on the causes and treatment of pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders *Emily Sylwestrak, a member of the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Oregon, is in a lab that focuses on how transcriptionally diverse sets of neurons are organized to mediate complex behavior and how those circuits can be flexibly implemented under different behavioral states

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*Viviane Tabar (fl. 2000s), neurosurgeon researching stem cell biology and strategies for cell-based therapies for the repair of radiation-induced brain injury *Paula Tallal (born 1947), neuroscientist researching dyslexia and other word encoding disorders *Carol Tamminga (fl. 2000s), psychiatrist and neuroscientist focusing on treating psychotic illnesses, such as schizophrenia, psychotic bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder *

(born 1959), neuroanatomist who wrote ''My Stroke of Insight'' *Sally Temple (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist focusing on neural stem cells and therapies related to eye, brain, and spinal cord disorders *Sujata Tewari (1938–2000), Indian-American neuroscientist known for her work demonstrating that chronic alcohol consumption inhibits protein metabolism in the brains of mice *Jean H. Thurston (1917–2017), neurologist known for her research on seizure disorders *Lin Tian(born 1978), biochemist and neuroscientist focusing on molecular tool development and application for probing neurochemistry *Doris Tsao (fl. 2000s), systems neuroscientist known for pioneering fMRI with single-unit electrophysiological recordings and for discovering the macaque face patch system for face perception *Gina G. Turrigiano (fl. from 1990s), neuroscientist researching cortical networks and stromograstic network function *Kay Tye (born c. 1981), neuroscientist focusing on optogenetics for identifying connections in the brain involved in innate emotion, motivation and social behaviours *Malú G. Tansey is a neuroscientist investigating the role of neuroimmune interactions in the development and progression of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disease.

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*Lucina Uddin (fl. from 2000s), cognitive neuroscientist researching the relationship between brain connectivity and cognition in typical and atypical development using network neuroscience approaches. *Leslie Ungerleider (born 1946), experimental psychologist and neuroscientist known for introducing the concepts of the dorsal and ventral streams

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*Ashley Van Zeeland (born 1982), neuroscientist focusing on genomics, genetics, and biotechnology in the fields of autism and anorexia nervosa *Joan Venes (1935–2010) neurosurgeon known for helping to develop the practice of neurosurgery in children *Nora Volkow (born 1956), Mexican-American psychiatrist and neuroscientist conducting imaging studies of the brains of people addicted to drugs *Leslie B. Vosshall (born 1965), neurobiologist known for contributions to olfaction, particularly the discovery and characterization of the insect olfactory receptor family

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*Joni Wallis (fl. from 1990s), neurophysiologist investigating how the frontal cortex of the brain is functionally organized to help people set and attain goals at the level of single neurons *Judith R. Walters (fl. 2000s), neuropharmacologist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke *Jade Wang (born 1983), computer programmer and neuroscientist known as co-founder of the open source project Sandstorm *Kate Wassum (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist and professor of behavioral neuroscience at the University of California, Los Angeles *Janis Weeks, an academic expert in Neuroplasticity, neuroplasticity and infectious and parasitic diseases, is a neuroscientist who studied plasticity in synaptic transmission and neural circuits before shifting her research focus to infectious and parasitic diseases *Nicole Weekes (fl. 2001), psychologist and neuroscientist studying the psychological and biological response to stress *Stephanie A. White (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist studying how social interactions impact the brain *Heather Williams (biologist), Heather Williams (born 1955), ornithologist known for her book ''Behavioral neurobiology of birdsong'' *Rachel Wilson (neurobiologist), Rachel Wilson (fl. 2000s), neurobiologist working in the fields of electrophysiology, neuropharmacology, molecular genetics and functional anatomy *Shari Wiseman (fl. 2017), neuroscientist, editor-in-chief of ''Nature Neuroscience'' *Ilana B. Witten (fl. 2000s) studies the midbrain dopaminergic reward circuitry, with a focus on the striatal neural circuit mechanisms driving reward learning and decision making *Marina Wolf (fl. 1998), neuroscientist studying the role of neuronal pasticity in drug addiction *Rachel Wong, professor at University of Washington interested in neural circuit assembly in development, circuit disassembly in degeneration and circuit reassembly upon cellular regeneration whose urrent studies are based on the vertebrate retina of mice, human and non-human primates *Teresa Wood (fl. 2019), neuroscientist, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science *Catherine Woolley (scientist), Catherine Woolley (born 1965), neuroendocrinologist studying cellular and molecular neuroscience in relation to the brain and behaviour *Sarah M. N. Woolley (fl. 2000s), neuroscientist studying the neuroscience of communication, using songbirds to understand how the brain learns and understands vocal communication

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*Anne B. Young (fl. from 1970s) physician and neuroscientist working on neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease *Deborah Yurgelun-Todd (fl. 2017), neuropsychologist, director of the University pf Utah's Neuroscience Initiative

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*Phyllis Zee (fl. 2000s), neurologist researching basic and translational sleep and circadian rhythm *Dasa Zeithamova, an associate professor of cognitive science and systems neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on how we use different memory systems to build generalized knowledge, such as schemas or concepts, and how our ability to generalize interacts with our ability to retain specific details. Primary research tools include computer-based experiments, formal models of behavior, and advanced functional MRI methods

* Hongkui Zeng (fl. 2006), director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle *

(born 1954), Lebanese-born American geneticist currently studying MECP2 and discovering that overexpressing the protein in mice led to an autism-like neurological disorder *Suzanne Zukin (fl. 2009), neuroscientist, studying glutamate receptors

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*Gladys Maestre (fl. 2000), neuroscientist, University of Texas, known for work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia

References

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