Helen Neville, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Helen Neville

American psychologist & scholar

Date of Birth: 20-May-1946

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 12-Oct-2018

Profession: psychologist, university teacher, neuroscientist

Nationality: Canada, United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Helen Neville

  • Helen J.
  • Neville (May 20, 1946 – October 12, 2018) was an internationally renowned psychologist and neuroscientist.
  • Neville was the Robert and Beverly Lewis Endowed Chair and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Director of the Brain Development Lab, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oregon. Neville is known for her research in the field of human brain development, specializing in cerebral specialization, neuroplasticity of the brain in childhood and adulthood, the roles of biological constraints and experience, and neurolinguistics.
  • In order to investigate these topics, Neville used a variety of methods, including behavioral measures, event-related potentials (ERPs), and structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
  • Her research has helped to distinguish between the brain systems and functions that are largely fixed from those which are modifiable by experience, and with all her work she aimed to make a positive, tangible difference in society.
  • She was involved in a number of outreach programs and charities in addition to scientific research.Neville received a B.A.
  • from the University of British Columbia, an M.A.
  • from Simon Fraser University, and a Ph.D.
  • from Cornell University, and she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego.
  • She has been employed as Director of the Laboratory for Neuropsychology at the Salk Institute and as a professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at UCSD before joining the faculty at the University of Oregon in 1995, where she remained. Neville died on October 12, 2018 at the age of 72.

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