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American psychologist (1922-1976)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1922 to 1976 · aged 54
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James Olds was an American psychologist who is considered to be one of the founders of modern neuroscience. In 1954, while working at McGill University, Olds and Peter Milner made their most important discovery, initially considered to be the brain's "pleasure centres", and now known to be parts of its reward system.

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1967APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology
1962Howard Crosby Warren Medal

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James Olds was an American psychologist who is considered to be one of the founders of modern neuroscience. In 1954, while working at McGill University, Olds and Peter Milner made their most important discovery, initially considered to be the brain's "pleasure centres", and now known to be parts of its reward system. Olds received numerous distinctions ranging from election to the United States National Academy of Sciences to the Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1922 to 1976 · aged 54
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