Alcino J. Silva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alcino J. Silva

Portuguese neuroscientist

Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1961

Place of Birth: Marco de Canaveses, Porto District, Portugal

Profession: researcher, neuroscientist

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alcino J.
Silva (born April 9, 1961) is an American neuroscientist who was the recipient of the 2008 Order of Prince Henry and elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2013 for his contributions to the molecular cellular cognition of memory, a field he pioneered with the publication of two articles in Science in 1992.Silva is a Distinguished Professor of neurobiology, psychiatry and psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, director of the Integrated Center for Learning and Memory at UCLA and the Founding President of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society. He is former scientific director of the Division of Intramural Research Programs at the National Institute of Mental Health, having also served as member of the Board of Regents of the University of Minho, Portugal.