Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience

Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience

This prize was created by Constance and Stephen Lieber in memory of Patricia Goldman-Rakic, Ph.D., a distinguished neuroscientist renowned for discoveries about the brain’s frontal lobe, after her tragic death in an automobile accident in 2003. The prize carries an award of $40,000 and the winner(s) is honored at the annual International Awards Dinner in New York City in October.

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SELECTION COMMITTEE

• Amy F.T. Arnsten, Ph.D. (Chair)
• Robert Desimone, Ph.D.
• Suzanne N. Haber, Ph.D.
• Michael I. Posner, Ph.D.
• David Silbersweig, M.D.