List of women neuroscientists

Argentina

• Cecilia Bouzat, biochemist studying neurological disorders
• Maria G. Castro, professor of neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School

Australia

• Lyn Beazley, British-born Australian neuroscientist and educator
• Leeanne Carey, neuroscientist in occupational therapy and stroke rehabilitation and recovery research
• Adrienne Fairhall, computational neuroscientist and educator
• Una Lucy Fielding, neuroanatomist remembered for discovering the vascular link between the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland
• Mary Galea, physiotherapist and neuroscientist at the University of Melbourne
• Glenda Halliday, neuroscientist at the University of Sydney, NHMRC research fellow
• Muireann Irish, cognitive neuropsychologist at the University of Sydney
• Jee Hyun Kim, behavioral neuroscientist focusing on emotional learning and memory during childhood
• Natalie Matosin, scientist researching the impacts of stress and its role in mental illness
• Elspeth McLachlan, world authority on neural pathways within the autonomic nervous system
• Pat Michie, emeritus professor of psychology at Australia's University of Newcastle
• Kathryn North, 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, neuroscientist researching the negative consequences of traumatic brain injury related to fatigue, sleep disturbance, attentional problems, mood and behavioural disturbances
• Sandra Rees, research into the pathogenesis of brain injury
• Linda Richards, currently researching development of the cortical midline
• Nicole Rinehart, focus on autism, Asperger's disorder and ADHD
• Lesley Joy Rogers, emeritus professor of neuroscience at Australia's University of New England
• Renae Ryan, neuroscientists and pharmacologist promoting gender equity, diversity and inclusion
• Ingrid Scheffer, paediatric neurologist and senior research fellow focusing on epilepsy

Austria

• Alexandra Adler, neurologist remembered for her work on the brain of a multiple sclerosis victim and for her research on posttraumatic stress disorder
• Elisabeth Binder, neuroscientist specializing in the study of mood and anxiety disorders
• Melly Oitzl, behavioral neuroscientist focusing on relationships between stress, cognition and emotion

Brazil

• Suzana Herculano-Houzel, focus on neuroanatomy
• Anna Christina Nobre, UK-based Brazilian neuroscientist researching neural systems supporting cognitive functions in the human brain

Canada

• Rosemary Bagot, researching the mechanisms of altered brain function in depression
• Frances Champagne, focus on molecular neuroscience, maternal behavior, and epigenetics
• Sherry Chou, neuroscientist focusing on neurocritical care
• Anne Churchland, neuroscientist focusing on the function of the posterior parietal cortex in cognitive processes
• Meaghan Creed, research into neuromodulation
• Karen Davis, focusing on the mechanisms underlying acute and chronic pain and temperature perception, the influence of attention, and plasticity
• Allison J. Doupe, psychiatrist, biologist, and neuroscientist focusing on avian neurobiology and communication
• Lillian Dyck, Saskatchewan senator, formerly a neuroscientist and dean at the University of Saskatchewan
• Gillian Einstein, American-born Canadian neuroscientist focusing on the anatomy of the female brain
• Alison Fleming, neuroscientist working on mothering instincts and maternal behaviour
• Ariel Garten, clothing designer and scientist exploring the intersection of art and neuroscience
• Isabel Gauthier, cognitive neuroscientist and journal editor
• Mireille Gillings, US-based Canadian neurobiologist and entrepreneur
• Rachel Sarah Herz, psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist focusing on the psychology of smell
• Judy Illes, professor of neurology focusing on neuroethics
• Sheena Josselyn, neuroscientist studying the neural basis of memory at the University of Toronto
• Ingrid Johnsrude, neuroscientist and professor focusing on brain structure and language ability, and degenerative brain diseases in the elderly
• Sheena Josselyn, neuroscientist studying the neural basis of memory
• Sandi Lam, neurosurgeon studying novel uses of neuroendoscopy in minimally invasive epilepsy surgery
• Daphne Maurer, experimental psychologist focusing on child development, vision and synaesthesia
• Brenda Milner, British-Canadian neuroscientist focusing on clinical neuropsychology
• Kathryn Mary Murphy, neuroscientists studying the development and plasticity of the brain
• Cecilia Moens, research into development of hindbrain neurons
• Lorina Naci, Albanian-born Canadian psychologist and neuroscientist known for developing a method for communicating with patients in a persistent vegetative state
• Caroline Palmer, research into behavioural and neural foundations
• Isabelle Peretz, professor of psychology specializing in music cognition
• Maria Natasha Rajah, cognitive neuroscientist working on episodic memory, ageing and dementia
• Jane Roskams, Isle of Man-born Canadian neuroscientist interested in Brain Big Data and Open Data sharing
• Deboleena Roy, neuroscientist focusing on reproductive neuroendocrinology and molecular biology
• Jane Rylett, molecular neurobiologist
• Lisa Saksida, touchscreen-based cognitive assessment
• Rebecca Saxe, professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT
• Justine Sergent, Lebanese-born Canadian neuroscience researcher specializing in the functional neuroanatomy of face processing
• Bernice Shanet, neurophysiologist specializing in neuroregeneration research
• Rae Silver, neuroendocrinologist and neuroscientist researching the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus
• Debra W. Soh, science columnist, sex researcher and psychologist
• Bojana Stefanovic, neuroscientist researching functional brain neuroimaging
• Jane Stewart, neuroscientist active in psychology, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology
• Indre Viskontas, Lithuanian-Canadian cognitive neuroscientist and operatic soprano
• Anna Weinberg, psychologist, Canada Research Chair in Clinical Neuroscience, McGill University
• Catharine Winstanley, British-born Canadian behavioural neuroscientist
• Sandra Witelson, neuroscientist best known for her analysis of specimens from Albert Einstein's brain

China

• Yang Dan, Chinese-born scientist based in the US specializing in neural circuits controlling sleep and the function of the prefrontal cortex
• Fan Wang, research at MIT on neural circuits underlying touch, pain and anesthesia
• Li Gan, researching mechanisms of microglia dysfunction in neurodegeneration
• Nancy Ip, Hong Kong neuroscientist
• Lily Jan, neuroscientist investigating the neuromuscular junction in Drosophila fly larvae
• Li-Huei Tsai, Taiwanese neuroscientist based in the US known for her work on neurological disorders that affect learning and memory
• Dayu Lin, Chinese neuroscientist based in the U.S. studying neural circuits underlying aggression in rodents.
• Hailan Hu, explores neural mechanisms underlying social behaviors and psychiatric diseases
• Guo-li Ming, researching stem cells to model genetic and environmental risk for brain disorders
• Hongkui Zeng, headed team creating the Allen Mouse Connectivity Atlas
• Li Zhaoping, computational neuroscientist and vision scientist known for the V1 Saliency Hypothesis.

Croatia

• Marta Zlatic, neuroscientist, group leader of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK

Cyprus

• Panayiota Poirazi, neuroscientist known for modelling dendritic computations, member of the European Molecular Biology Organization

Czech Republic

• Eva Syková, neuroscientist researching ionic and volume homeostasis

Denmark

• Gudrun Boysen, neurologist researching the causes and effects of strokes
• Gitte Moos Knudsen, translational neurobiologist and clinical neurologist
• Maiken Nedergaard, neuroscientist known for discovering the glymphatic system
• Milena Penkowa, neuroscientist guilty of scientific misconduct

Finland

• Riitta Hari, neuroscientist known for her work on the understanding of healthy and diseased human cortex development
• Miia Kivipelto, neuroscientist researching dementia and Alzheimer's disease

France

• Denise Albe-Fessard, neuroscientist known for her research into the central nervous system pain pathways
• Angélique Arvanitaki, neuroscientist known for her research into the electrical activity of neurons
• Aurore Avarguès-Weber, cognitive neuroscientist researching the behaviour of bees
• Anne Beaumanoir, neurophysiologist and resistance worker who headed the neurophysiology department of the University Hospital of Geneva
• Cécile Charrier, neuroscientist researcher, recipient of the 2021 Irène Joliot-Curie “Young Female Scientist of the Year” award.
• Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke, American-born French neuroanatomist known for co-authoring the two-volume book on the anatomy of nerve centers Anatomie des Centres Nerveux
• Brigitte Kieffer, molecular neurobiologist known for researching opiate receptors
• Laurence Lanfumey, neuroscientist specializing in preclinical research on neuroscience and molecular neuropsychopharmacology
• Marcelle Lapicque, neurophysiologist known for her research on nerve impulses and the effects of poisons
• Gabrielle Charlotte Lévy, neurologist for whose work the Roussy–Lévy syndrome and the Lhermitte-Lévy syndrome are named
• Isabelle Mansuy, professor of neuroepigenetics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
• Christine Petit, geneticist known for pioneering work on the genetics of hearing and deafness
• Catherine Vidal is a neuroscientist specialized on difference between male and female brain
• Cécile Vogt-Mugnier, neurologist known for extensive cytoarchitectonic studies on the brain
• Claire Wyart, biophysicist and neuroscientist studying the circuits underlying the control of locomotion, and chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite.

Germany

• Katrin Amunts, neuroscientist known for brain mapping
• Laura Busse, researching neural circuits underlying visual processing at the University of Munich
• Angela D. Friederici, expert in neuropsychology and linguistics
• Nadine Gogolla, neuroscientist known for decoding facial expressions in mice as emotion-like and correlating this to neural activity
• Magdalena Götz, neuroscientist noted for her study of glial cells
• Sonja Hofer, professor at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour
• Kerstin Krieglstein, researching molecular neurobiology, neuronal survival and ontogenetic cell death
• Eva-Maria Mandelkow, neuroscientist and Alzheimer's Disease researcher
• Petra Ritter, neuroscientist applying computational neuroscience to brain simulations
• Anne Schaefer, developed the TRAP technique to reveal transcriptional profiles
• Constance Scharff, zoologist and neuroethologist researching birdsong and neurogenesis
• Sigrid Schmitz, neuroscientist researching gender and science technology with a focus on brain sciences and contemporary neurocultures
• Tania Singer, psychologist and social neuroscientist
• Marthe Vogt, remembered for her important contributions to the understanding of the role of neurotransmitters in the brain

Greece

• Sophia Frangou, US-based neuroscientist researching the pathophysiological processes underlying psychosis
• Nancy Papalopulu, UK-based neuroscientist researching how the timing of neurogenesis is regulated during vertebrate development

Hungary

• Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, biochemist and neuroscientist known for purifying and characterizing myelin basic protein

India

• T. S. Kanaka, Asia's first female neurosurgeon
• Sandhya Koushika, neuroscientist focusing on regulation of axonal transport within nerve cells
• Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, neuroscientist focused on the study of brain related disorders
• Deblina Sarkar, nanoscale biosensors at MIT
• M. V. Padma Srivastava, neurologist, medical academic and writer known for the Acute Stroke Programme
• Shubha Tole, neuroscientist investigating the development and evolution of the mammalian brain
• Vidita Vaidya, neuroscientist researching molecular psychiatry and the neurocircuitry of emotion
• Shashi Wadhwa, known for anatomy and developmental neuroscience

Ireland

• Sabina Brennan, neuroscientist at Trinity College Dublin, "Hello Brain" project
• Eleanor Maguire, researching episodic memory in the context of wider cognition
• Mary Reilly, neurologist studying peripheral neuropathy

Israel

• Tamar Flash, professor at Weizmann Institute of Science
• Kalanit Grill-Spector is a neuroscientist professor investigating the visual system at Stanford University
• Daphna Joel, behavioural neuroscientist at Tel Aviv University
• Nilli Lavi is a psychologist and neuroscience professor at University College London
• Yael Niv, neuroscientist studying animal reinforcement learning at Princeton University
• Michal Rivlin is a neuroscientist investigating the retina at the Weizmann Institute of Science
• Asya Rolls is an Israeli psychoneuroimmunologist exploring how the nervous system affects immune responses and thus physical health
• Daniela Schiller, known for work on memory reconsolidation
• Michal Schwartz is a professor of neuroimmunology at the Weizmann Institute of Science
• Tali Sharot is a cognitive neuroscientist at University College London
• Hamutal Slovin, neuroscientist studying the visual system using optical imaging
• Hermona Soreq, known for the signaling of acetylcholine and its relevance in stress responses and neurodegenerative diseases
• Naomi Habib, computational neuroscientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Italy

• Cristina Alberini, neuroscientist studying the biological mechanisms of long-term memory
• Paola Arlotta, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology at Harvard University
• Camilla Bellone 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, neuroscientist and executive editor of PLOS Medicine
• Valeria Gazzola, neuroscientist at the University of Amsterdam, studying the neural basis of empathy and embodied cognition
• Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, neuroscientist focusing on behavioral neurology, particularly the neural substrate of language and memory
• Giordana Grossi, cognitive neuroscientist and professor of psychology at SUNY New Paltz, New York
• Rita Levi-Montalcini, Nobel laureate for her work in neurobiology
• Raffaella Rumiati, cognitive neuroscientist
• Maria Grazia Spillantini, researching the mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration

Japan

• Noriko Osumi, specializing in neuroembryology and developmental neuroscience to reveal the scheme of human mind in terms of brain development

Kazakhstan

• Alexandra Elbakyan, known for creating the Sci-Hub

Lebanon

• Huda Zoghbi, Lebanese-American geneticist known for research in the Rett syndrome and spinocerebellar ataxia type 1

Lithuania

• Urtė Neniškytė, researching the interaction of neurons and immune cells in the brain

Luxembourg

• Christiane Linster, Systems and Computational Neuroscience

Mexico

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

Netherlands

• Beatrice de Gelder, cognitive neuroscientist and neuropsychologist at Tilburg University
• Astrid Linthorst, neuroscientist specializing in the neurochemistry and neuroendocrinology of stress and behavior
• Sabine Spijker, neuroscientist researching the effect of neuropsychiatric ailments on cognition
• Eveline Crone, professor of cognitive neuroscience and developmental psychology, known for her work on the function of risky behaviours in pubertal adolescents

New Zealand

• Marianne Fillenz, Romanian-born New Zealand neuroscientist known for research on he physiology of the autonomic nervous system
• Kate Jeffery, professor of behavioural neuroscience at University College London
• Jenny Morton, neurobiologist specializing in neurodegenerative diseases

Norway

• Marianne Fyhn, biologist known for the discovery of grid cells and spatial coding in entorhinal cortex
• Siri Leknes, neuroscientist known for directing he Leknes Affective Brain Lab
• May-Britt Moser, psychologist, neuroscientist and Nobel laureate known for work on grid cells
• Kirsten Kjelsberg Osen, pioneered the neuroanatomy of the auditory pathways and the first female professor of medicine in Norway
• Kristine Beate Walhovd, psychologist and neuroscientist researching lifespan changes in brain and cognition

Pakistan

• Aafia Siddiqui, neuroscientist convicted of seven counts of attempted murder and assault of US personnel

Poland

• Łucja Frey, neurologist known for describing the auriculotemporal nerve syndrome, now widely known as "Frey's syndrome"
• Małgorzata Kossut, neuroscientist specializing in neuroplasticity and neural mechanisms of learning and memory
• Liliana Lubińska, neuroscientist known for her research on the peripheral nervous system and her discovery of bidirectional axoplasmic transport
• Irena Nalepa, neuroscientist, pharmacologist and biochemist
• Nathalie Zand, neurologist known for studying the choroid plexus and publishing ''Les plexus choroïdes: Anatomie, physiologie, pathologie''

Portugal

• Megan Carey, neuroscientist and leader of the Neural Circuits and Behavior Laboratory at the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon
• Hanna Damasio, neuroscientist using brain imaging methods, such as computerized tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance for investigating brain diseases
• Susana Lima, researching neural mechanisms of sexual behavior and male choice
• Paula Isabel da Silva Moreira, neuroscientist known for discoveries concerning mitochondrial oxidation in Alzheimer's disease

Romania

• Viviana Gradinaru, Romanian-American professor of neuroscience at the California Institute of Technology
• Marianne Fillenz, known for investigating the physiology of the autonomic nervous system
• Ruxandra Sireteanu, biophysicist and neuroscientist who researched the human visual system

Russia

• Natalia Bekhtereva, neuroscientist and psychologist known for developing neurophysiological approaches to psychology
• Serafima Bryusova, first female neurosurgeon, studied brain angiography and Circle of Willis
• Svetlana Dambinova, neuroscientists known for her research on glutamate receptors
• Angelina Guskova, neurologist, neurosurgeon and radiation protection expert
• Ol'ga Leonova, embryologist and physician known for work on congenital disorders and the connection between central nervous system damage and eye disease
• Taisiya Sergeevna Osintseva, neurologist interested in chronic feral nidal infections of the nervous system
• Tatiana Rosenthal, psychoanalyst, physician and specialist in neurology
• Olga Vinogradova, cognitive neuroscientist

Rwanda

• Claire Karekezi, neurosurgeon at the Rwanda Military Hospital in Kigali

Serbia

• Dragana Rogulja, neuroscientist and circadian biologist at the Harvard Medical School Blacatnik Institute of Neurobiology

South Africa

• Frances Ames, neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist who studied the effects of cannabis on the brain
• Zena Athene Stein, physician, neuroepidemiologist studied child development, psychiatric disorders and birth defects

South Korea

• Gloria Choi, neuroscientist studying maternal immune activation models of autism spectrum disorder

Spain

• María Domínguez Castellano, neuroscientist, director of Developmental Neurobiology at the Institute of Neurosciences, Alicante
• Susana Martinez-Conde, neuroscientist and science writer investigating how our brains create perceptual and cognitive illusions
• Carmen Sandi, research into the neurobiological mechanisms of how stress alters the brain

Sweden

• Annica Dahlström, neuroscientist with a research focus on how nerve cells store and transport signals
• Isabelle Dussauge, cognitive neuroscientist who co.founded the NeuroGenderings Networl
• Mouna Esmaeilzadeh, 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, neuroscientist, president of the International Association of Universities
• Ivanka Savic, Serbian-Swedish neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute known for neurophysiology and neuroimaging research

Switzerland

• Silvia Arber, neurobiologist investigating the mechanisms involved in the function and assembly of neuronal circuits controlling motor behaviour
• Aude Billard, physicist and computational neuroscientist creating machine learning algorithms to develop models of machine learning in humans
• Jocelyne Bloch, neuroscientist investigating deep brain stimulation and brain repair for movement disorders
• Victoria Chan-Palay, Singaporean-born Swiss neuroscientist, founder of the journal Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
• Anelis Kaiser, neuroscientist exploring the influence of heteronormative notions of sexual orientation
• Melanie Greter, neuroimmunologist studying the ontogeny of microglia and border-associated macrophages
• Sophie Schwartz, professor at the University of Geneva studying neural mechanisms underpinning experience-dependent changes in the human brain

Taiwan

• Denise Hsien Wu, professor of neuroscience, chair of the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, National Central University

Trinidad and Tobago

• Michelle Antoine, neuroscientist researching the notion of excitatory-inhibitory balance and its role in autism

Turkey

• Cagla Eroglu, neuroscientist and associate professor of cell biology and neurobiology at Duke University
• Nilay Yapici 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, Uganda's first female neurosurgeon

United Kingdom

• Ingrid Allen, known for research into neurodegeneration
• Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, research into the perception of causality in the human brain
• Gemma Calvert, researching multisensory brain systems and how the power of the subconscious brain affects marketing
• Helen Cassaday, neuroscientist investigating the underlying biology of associative learning processes
• Nicola Clayton, psychologist specializing in comparative cognition
• Stephanie Cragg, neuroscientist, professor at University of Oxford investigating the biology of dopamine transmission in health and Parkinson's disease
• Hannah Critchlow, neuroscientist with a research focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience
• Iroise Dumontheil, neuroscientist with a research focus on the social cognition and executive functions associated with the rostral prefrontal cortex
• Wendy Ewart, responsible for the development of the Medical Research Council's strategic plan
• Elizabeth Fisher, professor at University College London investigating degeneration of motor neurons triggered by Down syndrome
• Maria Fitzgerald, neuroscientist studying the developmental physiology and neurobiology of nociceptor circuits in the brain and spinal cord
• Sarah Garfinkel, neuroscientist studying the link between interoception and the brain
• Sonia Gandhi, Francis Crick Institute neurodegeneration laboratory, investigating molecular mechanisms behind Parkinson's disease
• Alison Goate, known for studying the genetics of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
• Usha Goswami, neuroscientist investigating the neural basis of developmental dyslexia, of speech and language impairments, and of rhythmic motor behaviour
• Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield, scientist, writer and broadcaster with a research focus on he treatment of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases
• Francesca Happé, cognitive neuroscientist investigating autism spectrum conditions
• Julie M. Harris, psychologist who studies binocular vision, vision and animal patterning
• Jane Haley, electrophysiologist, neuroscience scientific coordinator at the University of Edinburgh
• Christine Holt, developmental neuroscientist investigating the basic mechanisms of the vertebrate brain
• Heidi Johansen-Berg, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford, studying brain plasticity in regard to stroke rehabilitation and ageing
• Eve Johnstone, Scottish physician, clinical researcher, psychiatrist and academic investigating schizophrenia and psychotic illness
• Annette Karmiloff-Smith, cognitive neuroscientist known for research into Williams syndrome
• Tara Keck, neuroscientist investigating synaptic and homeostatic plasticity in the neocortex
• Diane Lipscombe, professor of neuroscience at the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University
• Jennifer S. Lund, anatomist focused on he organization of feedforward and feedback circuits in the neocortex
• Giovanna Mallucci, neuroscientist specializing in neurodegenerative diseases
• Ruth McKernan, neuroscientist known for her work on ligand-gated ion channels as well as for services to business and innovation
• Katharine Montagu, first to identify dopamine in the human brain
• Freda Newcombe, clinical neuropsychologist playing a pivotal role in the development of cognitive neuropsychology
• Esther Odekunle, neurobiologist and antibody engineer researching risks from antibodies
• Karalyn Patterson, specialist in cognitive neuropsychology
• Marysia Placzek, professor of developmental neurobiology at the University of Sheffield
• Cathy Price, professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London
• Gina Rippon, research involving the application of brain imaging techniques, particularly electroencephalography and magnetoencephalography
• Katya Rubia, neuroscientist best known for her work in child cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychiatry
• Barbara Sahakian, known for her contributions to psychopharmacology, neuroethics, neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and neuroimaging
• Sophie Scott, neuroscientist investigating the cognitive neuroscience of voices, speech and laughter
• Aditi Shankardass, clinical work using electroencephalogram recordings of the brain to diagnose developmental disorders in children
• Rebeccah Slater, professor of paediatric neuroscience at the University of Oxford
• Maria Grazia Spillantini, neuroscientist noted for identifying the protein alpha-synuclein as the major component of Lewy bodies
• Tara Spires-Jones, neuroscientists studying synapse degeneration and resilience in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases
• Susan Standring, experimental neurobiologist, writer and researcher
• Karen Steel, geneticist studying the genetics behind deafness, mainly focusing on the genetics of mice
• Sarah Tabrizi, British-Iranian neurologist and neuroscientist in the field of neurodegeneration
• Kathleen Taylor, neuroscientist with a focus on physiology, psychology and the neuroscience of belief
• Irene Tracey, research focused on the neuroscience of pain perception and analgesia
• Anne Treisman, cognitive psychologist researching visual attention, object perception, and memory
• Angela Vincent, known for research in the areas of molecular biology, biochemistry, cellular immunology and intracellular neurophysiology
• Elizabeth Warrington, neuropsychologist specialised in the study of dementia
• Mary Broadfoot Walker, researched physostigmine in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, and potassium in familial periodic paralysis
• Heather Whalley, psychiatrist with a research focus on the mechanisms underlying the development of major psychiatric disorders
• Barbara Wilson, psychologist, founder of the Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Ely, Cambridgeshire
• Emma Yhnell, neuroscientists with a research focus on Huntington's disease

United States

A

• Carmela Abraham, neuroscientist studying Alzheimer's disease
• Susan Ackerman, neuroscientist and geneticist known for investigating genetic and biochemical factors behind the central nervous system
• Elizabeth Adkins-Regan, comparative behavioural neuroendocrinologist known for research on the hormonal and neural mechanisms of reproductive behaviour
• Huda Akil, Syrian-American neuroscientist focusing on the neurobiology of emotions
• Ream Al-Hasani, British-born American neuroscientist and pharmacologist studying endogenous opioids in addiction, pain, and affective disorders
• Susan Amara, neuroscientist focusing on the parts of the brain activated by the effects of addictive drugs
• Julia Tutelman Apter, One of the first specialists in neurophysiological research
• Nancy Coover Andreasen, neuroscientist and neuropsychiatrist known for developing the concept of negative symptoms in schizophrenia
• Anne M. Andrews, neuroscientist focused on the neurochemistry of the brain's serotonin system
• Amy Arnsten, neuroscientist focused on the molecular mechanisms behind the higher cortical circuits governing cognition
• Lauren Y. Atlas, neuroscientist studying pain and psychopharmacology

B

• Kristin Baldwin, neuroscientist focusing on reprogrammed and induced pluripotent stem cells to study the epigenetic changes of the genome and brain
• Tracy Bale, neuroscientist and molecular biologist focusing on parental prenatal stress and its effect on offspring
• Cornelia Bargmann, neurobiologist known for her work on the genetic and neural circuit mechanisms of behavior using C. elegans
• Carol A. Barnes, neuroscientist focusing on the neurophysiological and behavioral changes that occur in the brain during ageing
• Lisa Feldman Barrett, psychologist and neuroscientist studying emotion, known for How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain
• Susan R. Barry, neurobiologist and physician known for her Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions
• Jessica Barson, neuroscientist investigating neuropeptide signalling in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus
• Danielle Bassett, physicist and systems neuroscientist applying network science to the study of learning in the human brain
• Amy Bastian, neuroscientist contributing to the neuroscience of sensorimotor control
• Diana Bautista, neuroscientist known for her work on the molecular mechanisms underlying itch, touch and pain
• Elaine Bearer, 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, psychologist specializing in the cognitive neuroscience of visual perception
• Ursula Bellugi, German-American neuroscientist researching the biological bases of language
• April A. Benasich, neuroscientist known for research on the early neural processes necessary for normal cognitive and language development
• Joanne Berger-Sweeney, neuroscientist researching the neurobiology of learning and memory, with applications to neurodevelopmental disorders
• Heather A. Berlin neuroscientist noted for her work in science communication and outreach
• Mayim Bialik, actress, author and neuroscientist
• Staci Bilbo, neuroimmunologist and professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University
• Sherilynn Black, neuroscientist at Duke University researching social neuroscience
• Eliza Bliss-Moreau, neuroscientist focusing on the biology of emotions in humans and animals
• Brenda Bloodgood, neuroscientist studying synaptic plasticity
• Jill Bolte Taylor, 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, neuroscientist known for her work developing brain imaging techniques to help patients with Alzheimer's and related disease
• Nancy Bonini, neuroscientist and geneticist, known for pioneering the use of Drosophila to study neurodegeneration of the human brain
• Lisa Boulanger, research at Princeton University on immune proteins in the formation and function of neuronal connectivity
• Laura S. Boylan, psychiatric manifestations of neurologic disease
• Mary Brazier, British-born American neuroscientist known for her fundamental contributions to the study of EEG changes in anesthesia
• Louann Brizendine, neuroscientist researching women's moods and hormones
• Katja Brose, neuroscientist known for identifying the receptor Robo and its ligand Slit as a new family of axon guidance molecule
• Linda B. Buck, Nobel laureate, best known for her work on the olfactory system
• Elizabeth A. Buffalo, research into neurophysiology and the role of the hippocampus and medial temporal lobe structures in learning and memory
• Mary Bartlett Bunge, neuroscientist researching a cure for paralysis

C

• Denise Cai, researching memory formation at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
• Patricia Carpenter, neuroscientist focusing on the organization of the cognitive systems in immediate thought
• Mary Carskadon, investigating sleep disorders
• C. Sue Carter, biologist and behavioral neurobiologist specializing in behavioral neuroendocrinology
• Vivien Casagrande, neuroscientist known for her research on understanding how the visual thalamus and cortex interact to construct our perceptual world
• Constance Cepko, neuroscientist researching retroviral vectors in studying the development of the retina
• Gloria Choi, neuroscientist at the Picower Institute for Leaning and Memory at MIT, researching the role of the immune system in autism spectrum disorder-like phenotypes
• Anne Churchland, neuroscientist studying the function of the posterior parietal cortex in cognitive processes
• Patricia Churchland, Canadian-American philosopher focusing on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy
• Uraina Clark, neuroscientist, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, researching functional magnetic resonance imaging to understand how stressors impact brain and behavior
• Martha Constantine-Paton, neuroscientist focusing on synaptic plasticity and brain development, particularly visual development
• Suzanne Corkin, 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, cognitive scientist researching the neurobiology of language
• Jacqueline Crawley, neuroscientist known for developing tests including the three-compartment test to evaluate mouse social behaviour
• Molly J. Crockett, neuroscientist studying the role of neurotransmitters on decision-making
• Elizabeth C. Crosby, neuroanatomist known for her outstanding contributions to comparative and human neuroanatomy
• Meaghan Creed, neuroscientists known for pioneering research into understanding and applying deep brain stimulation to treat brain related diseases
• Jessica Cardin, neuroscientist studying local circuits within the primary visual cortex 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, is a Neurologist, Neuroscientist, and leading world expert in the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

D

• Mary Fenner Dallman, neuroendocrinologist known for elucidating function along the hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal axis
• Hanna Damasio, neuroscientist known for using brain imaging methods, such as computerized tomography and nuclear magnetic resonance for diagnosing brain diseases
• Muriel Davisson, geneticist known for developing the Down syndrome mouse model Ts65Dn
• Valina L. Dawson, neuroscientist researching the molecular mechanisms that lead to neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases
• Lindsay M. De Biase, 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, neuroscientist investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying learning and memory
• Adele Diamond, co-founded the field of developmental cognitive neuroscience
• Marian Diamond, pioneering scientist and educator considered to be one of the founders of modern neuroscience
• Zoe R. Donaldson, American neuroscientist exploring the neurobiological and genetic mechanisms of social bonding and social behavior in rodents
• Dena Dubal, 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, neurosurgeon, professor at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine
• Susan Dymecki, geneticist and neuroscientist at Harvard's Dymecki Lab

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• Emmeline Edwards, neurochemist researching neural mechanisms of complex behaviors
• Gillian Einstein, neuroscientist focusing on the anatomy of the female brain
• Judith S. Eisen, 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, 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, linguist and cognitive neuroscientist investigating the neuroscience of sign language
• Alev Erisir, Turkish-American neuroscientist researching synaptic connectivity in the visual and taste systems

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• Emily Falk, 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, Russian-American cognitive neuroscientist
• Eva Feldman, 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, professor of biological sciences studying mechanisms underpinning the assembly of neural circuits
• Ila Fiete, Indian-American computational neuroscientist
• Susan Fiske, psychologist and neuroscientist known for work on social cognition at Princeton University
• Shelly Flagel, behavioral neuroscientist studying the individual differences in addiction and impulse control disorders, reward learning, and motivated behaviour neurobiology
• Alice Weaver Flaherty, neurologist researching how human brains represent their bodies in relation to depression, Parkinson's, and somatoform disorders

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• Joyonna Gamble-George, neuroscientist, innovator and entrepreneur, researching the endocannabinoid system in stress-induced maladaptations of the brain
• Michela Gallagher, 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 neuroscientist and quantitative psychologist developing statistical methods for the analysis of intensive longitudinal data
• Lisa Genova, neuroscientist and writer known for her novel Still Alive about a professor with Alzheimer's disease
• Morton Ann Gernsbacher, 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, neuroscientist investigating molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cortical neural circuits
• Erica Glasper, behavioral neuroscientist with a laboratory at the University of Maryland
• Patricia Goldman-Rakic, first to discover and describe the circuitry of the prefrontal cortex and its relationship to working memory
• Miriam B. Goodman, neuroscientist working to develop of mechanistic model of sensation in C. elegans
• Lisa Goodrich, neurobiologist specializing in the cellular and molecular mechanisms behind the development of neural circuits
• Elizabeth Gould, neuroscientist focusing on adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus
• Patricia A. Grady, neuroscientist known for her books on hypertension, cerebrovascular permeability, vascular stress, and cerebral edema
• Michelle Gray, is a leading neurobiologist in the study of the biological basis of Huntington's disease, with a focus on neuron-glia interactions in HD
• Ann Graybiel, neuroscientist specializing on the basal ganglia and the neurophysiology of habit formation
• Carla Green, neurobiologist and chronobiologist studying studies the molecular mechanism of circadian rhythms in mammals
• Sue T. Griffin, neuroscientist known for investigating the role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease
• Theanne Griffith, neuroscientist studying mammalian thermosensation
• Kalanit Grill-Spector neuroscientist studying the structure and function of the human visual system with MRI
• Chenghua Gu, 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, neuroscientist studying zebrafish to understand how the brain communicates with muscles to generate movement
• Marnie Halpern, 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, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging at Yala University
• Kristen Harris, neuroscientist studying the structure and function of synapses using 3D-electron microscopy
• Mary Hatten, 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
• Dena G. Hernandez, neurogeneticist, head of genomic technologies at the National Institute on Aging
• Rachel Sarah Herz, psychologist and a cognitive neuroscientist known as an expert on the psychology of smell
• Melissa Hines, neuroscientist studying the development of gender and how the interaction of prenatal and postnatal experience shapes brain development and behaviour
• Susan Hockfield, neuroscientist known for pioneering the use of monoclonal antibody technology in brain research
• Julianne Holt-Lunstad, 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 impact the nervous system
• Yasmin Hurd, neuroscientist studying addiction in people and animal models including changes caused by cannabis

J

• Lisa James, clinical psychologist and neuroscientist at the University of Minnesota Medical School
• Dorothea Jameson, cognitive psychologist known for her contribution to the field of colour and vision
• Lily Jan, Chinese-American neuroscientist known for breakthroughs in neurogenesis and cell fate specification and for studying ion channels
• Patricia Janak, psychologist and neuroscientist contributing to the biological basis of behaviour in the context of associative learning
• Charlene Drew Jarvis, scientific researcher and politician
• Amishi Jha, psychologist and neuroscientist showing how mindfulness training improves numerous aspects of both cognitive and emotional health
• Yishi Jin, Chinese-American neurobiologist, professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Crystal C. Watkins Johansson, neuroscientist and psychiatrist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Elizabeth Jonas, professor of endocrinology and neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine
• Lataisia Jones, neuroscientist studying neurological disorders through molecular and systems biology
• Theresa A. Jones, 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, cognitive neuroscientist known for discovering the fusiform face area and the parahippocampal place area
• Leslie M. Kay, neuroscientist at the University of Chicago studying the neurophysiology of the olfactory bulb
• Tara Keck, professor of neuroscience at University College London
• JacSue Kehoe, neuroscientist studying the neurons of Aplysia californica and the post-synaptic nerve response
• Ann E. Kelley, neuroscientist specialized in the neuroscience of reward and behavior
• Darcy Kelley, neurobiologist contributing to neuroethology
• Mary B. Kennedy, biochemist and neuroscientist focusing on the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity
• Catherine Kerr, neuroscientist investigating the effects of body-based attention practices such as Tai Chi and mindfulness on the brain and nervous system
• Kristen Knutson, neurologist known for research into the mortality rates of evening and morning types
• Nancy Kopell, mathematician known from applying mathematical models to analyze the physiological mechanisms of brain dynamics
• Nina Kraus, neuroscientist investigating the neural encoding of speech and music and its plasticity
• Mary Jeanne Kreek, neurobiologist specializing in the study and treatment of addiction
• Leah Krubitzer, neuroscientist investigating how complex brains in mammals evolve from simpler forms
• Patricia K. Kuhl, neuroscientist investigating early language and brain development and how young children learn
• Marta Kutas 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, Belgian-American neuroscientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Story Landis neurobiologist and former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health
• Lynn T. Landmesser, biological scientist known for developmental neuroscience research, particularly relating to the spinal cord and the formation of spinal motor circuits
• Maria Lehtinen, neuroscientist at the Harvard Medical School
• Rachel N. Levin, neurobiologist at Pomona College who studies animal sexual behavior
• Jerre Levy, psychologist and neuroscientist studying the relationship between the cerebral hemispheres and visual-oriented versus language-oriented tasks
• Linda Liau, neurosurgeon and neuroscientist at the Daviid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
• Christiane Linster, Luxembourg-American behavioural neuroscientist known for research into neuromodulation relating to learning and memory
• Judy Liu, neuroscientist working on cortical malformations causing epilepsy
• Margaret Livingstone, neurobiologist known for her book Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing
• Jeanne Loring, development neurobiologist and geneticist studying several fields including the genomics and epigenetics of pluripotent stem cells
• Victoria Luine, psychologist, neurochemist and writer
• Beatriz Luna, developmental neuroscientist conducting neuroimaging research on the development of cognitive control

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• Misha Mahowald, 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 & Science University, her research is focused on understanding how neuronal cell identity is established and maintained
• Eve Marder, experimental and computational neuroscientist known for her work on neural circuits in the crustacean stomatogastric nervous system
• Bianca Jones Marlin, neuroscientist researching the epigenetic mechanisms that enable trauma experienced by parents to be passed on to rodent offspring
• Abigail Marsh, psychologist and neuroscientist, Georgetown University, director of the Laboratory on Social and Affective Neuroscience
• Deborah Mash, neurologist interested in the addiction-stopping capabilities of ibogaine
• Mara Mather, psychologist researching ageing with a focus on the effect of emotion and stress on memory
• Helen S. Mayberg, neurologist known for delineating abnormal brain function in patients with major depression using functional neuroimaging
• Margaret McCarthy, neuroscientist and pharmacologist researching the neuroscience of sex differences
• Susan McConnell, neurobiologist studying the development of neural circuits in the mammalian cerebral cortex
• Louise McCullough, neurologist engaged in stroke research
• Ann McKee, neuropathologist and expert in neurodegenerative disease
• Edith Graef McGeer, neuroscientist known for studying the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases
• BethAnn McLaughlin, neurologist researching neural stress responses and brain injury
• Sara Mednick, psychologist researching the relationship between napping and performance
• Kristina Micheva, Bulgarian-American neuroscientist at Stanford University
• Vivienne Ming, theoretical neuroscientist and Artificial Intelligence expert
• Nancy Minshew, psychiatrist and neurologist known for work on the cognitive, neurological, and genetic bases of autism
• Cecilia Moens, faculty member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. She uses zebrafish to study vertebrate brain development
• Michelle Monje, neurologist investigating the molecular mechanisms for neurodevelopment and neuroplasticity
• Lisa Monteggia, neuroscientists investigating molecular mechanisms underlying neurotrophin interactions with antidepressants
• Bita Moghaddam, 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

N

• Elly Nedivi, neuroscientist known for investigating the molecular mechanisms of neuroplasticity
• Mary Lawson Neff, neurologist remembered for investigating the effects of fatigue on mental and emotional health
• Helen Neville, 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 neuroscientist working on neural coding and the development of prosthetic devices able to communicate directly with the brain
• Kimberly Noble, neuroscientist and pediatrician researching socioeconomic disparities and children's cognitive development

O

• Loraine Obler, neuroscientist
• Kathie L. Olsen, neuroscientist noted for her work in scientific policy
• Lauren Orefice, neuroscientist studying the role of peripheral nerves and sensory hypersensitivity in Autism-like behaviors

P

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

Q

• Elizabeth Quinlan, professor at the University of Maryland studying how the plasticity of juvenile and adult mammalian visual systems differ

R

• Rosa Rademakers, neuroscientist researching the genetic basis of neurodegenerative diseases
• Kanaka Rajan, neuroscientist researching how the brain processes sensory information
• Priya Rajasethupathy, neuroscientist researching memory development over time by observing and manipulating neural circuitry.
• Isabelle Rapin, Swiss-American neurologist and paediatrician remembered for her contributions to the understanding of autism and language disorders.
• Judith L. Rapoport, 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.
• Linda Restifo, neuroscientist studying the changes in brain development leading to cognitive disorders.
• Barbara Rothbaum, psychologist and pioneer in the treatment of anxiety-related disorders.
• Vanessa Ruta, neuroscientist known for investigating chemosensory circuits behind innate and learned behaviours in the fly Drosophila melanogaster.
• Carolyn I. Rodriguez, neuroscientist and psychiatrist developing rapid therapies for OCD and hoarding disorder.

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• Eleanor Saffran, neuroscientist known as a researcher in the field of cognitive neuropsychology
• Miriam Salpeter, professor of neurobiology at Cornell University
• Cara Santa Maria, science communicator and psychologist
• Rebecca Saxe, cognitive neuroscientist working on theory of mind, the plasticity of the cortex and the neural substrates of empathy, and emotion attribution
• Daniela Schiller, neuroscientist heading the Affective Neuroscience Lab at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Amita Sehgal, cell and molecular neuroscientist working on circadian rhythms and sleep
• Dorothy P. Schafer, neurobiologist focusing on the role of microglia in the development of synapses and brain circuits
• Erin Schuman, neurobiologist studying neuronal synapses, director of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
• Nicole Schupf, epidemiologist and neuroscientist, professor at the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Faculty of Medicine
• Carla J. Shatz, one of the pioneers who determined some of the basic principles of early brain development
• Anne Schaefer, neuroscientist and neuroimmunologist who investigates the epigenetic mechanisms of cellular plasticity and their role in the regulation of microglia-neuron interactions
• Erin M. Schuman, neurobiologist studying neuronal synapses
• Rosalind A. Segal, neurobiologist studying the how disruption of the mammalian brain leads to the formation of brain malignancies
• Maryam Shanechi, Iranian-American neuroengineer, studying decoding of the brain's activity to control brain-machine interfaces
• Carla J. Shatz, early female neurobiologist who determined some of the basic principles of brain development
• Pamela Sklar, psychiatrist and neuroscientist known for large-scale gene discovery studies in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
• Esther Somerfeld-Ziskind, neurologist and psychiatrist known for pioneering research into the use of insulin, lithium, and electroconvulsive therapy for treating psychiatric disorders
• Tara Spires-Jones, neuroscientist focusing on the degeneration of synapse connections between neuronal braincells in Alzheimer's disease
• Beth Stevens, neuroscientist known for work on the role of microglia and complement proteins in the removal of synaptic cells during brain development
• Lisa Stowers, neuroscientist at Scripps Research studying pheromone signaling and response
• Carsen Stringer, computational neuroscientist and Group Leader at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus. Stringer uses machine learning and deep neural networks to visualize large scale neural recordings and then probe the neural computations that give rise to visual processing in mice
• Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist researching neuroplasticity and how the brain is able to change and adapt over the course of a person's life
• Susan Swedo neuroscientist conducting research on the causes and treatment of pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders

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• Viviane Tabar, neurosurgeon researching stem cell biology and strategies for cell-based therapies for the repair of radiation-induced brain injury
• Paula Tallal, neuroscientist researching dyslexia and other word encoding disorders
• Carol Tamminga, psychiatrist and neuroscientist focusing on treating psychotic illnesses, such as schizophrenia, psychotic bipolar disorder, and schizoaffective disorder
• Jill Bolte Taylor, neuroanatomist who wrote My Stroke of Insight
• Sally Temple, neuroscientist focusing on neural stem cells and therapies related to eye, brain, and spinal cord disorders
• Sujata Tewari, Indian-American neuroscientist known for her work demonstrating that chronic alcohol consumption inhibits protein metabolism in the brains of mice
• Jean H. Thurston, neurologist known for her research on seizure disorders
• Doris Tsao, 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, neuroscientist researching cortical networks and stromograstic network function
• Kay Tye, 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, cognitive neuroscientist researching the relationship between brain connectivity and cognition in typical and atypical development using network neuroscience approaches.
• Leslie Ungerleider, experimental psychologist and neuroscientist known for introducing the concepts of the dorsal and ventral streams

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

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• Joni Wallis, 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, neuropharmacologist at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Jade Wang, computer programmer and neuroscientist known as co-founder of the open source project Sandstorm
• Kate Wassum, neuroscientist and professor of behavioral neuroscience at the University of California, Los Angeles
• Nicole Weekes, psychologist and neuroscientist studying the psychological and biological response to stress
• Rachel Whitmer, Professor at the University of California Davis, epidemiologist whose research centers on the differing effects of dementia upon racial groups and age cohorts
• Stephanie A. White, neuroscientist studying how social interactions impact the brain
• Heather Williams, ornithologist known for her book Behavioral neurobiology of birdsong
• Rachel Wilson, neurobiologist working in the fields of electrophysiology, neuropharmacology, molecular genetics and functional anatomy
• Shari Wiseman, neuroscientist, editor-in-chief of Nature Neuroscience
• Ilana B. Witten studies the midbrain dopaminergic reward circuitry, with a focus on the striatal neural circuit mechanisms driving reward learning and decision making
• Marina Wolf, 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, neuroscientist, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Catherine Woolley, neuroendocrinologist studying cellular and molecular neuroscience in relation to the brain and behaviour
• Sarah M. N. Woolley, neuroscientist studying the neuroscience of communication, using songbirds to understand how the brain learns and understands vocal communication

Y

• Anne B. Young physician and neuroscientist working on neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease
• Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, neuropsychologist, director of the University of Utah's Neuroscience Initiative

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• Phyllis Zee, neurologist researching basic and translational sleep and circadian rhythm
• Hongkui Zeng, director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, Seattle
• Huda Zoghbi, Lebanese-born American geneticist currently studying MECP2 and discovering that overexpressing the protein in mice led to an autism-like neurological disorder
• Suzanne Zukin, neuroscientist, studying glutamate receptors

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• Gladys Maestre, neuroscientist, University of Texas, known for work on Alzheimer's disease and dementia