Michael Posner
American psychologist · United States · On the map · Born 1936 · age 90
Michael Ira Posner is an American psychologist who is a researcher in the field of attention, and the editor of numerous cognitive and neuroscience compilations. He is emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, and an adjunct professor at the Weill Medical College in New York.
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2017Benjamin Franklin MedalAward2012John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of ScienceAwardThomas William Salmon MedalAward2008National Medal of ScienceAward2007Honorary Doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit BrusselAward2003International Prize by Fyssen FoundationAward2001Grawemeyer AwardsAward1999Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award for Distinguished Contributions to Neuropsychiatric ResearchAward1998Karl Spencer Lashley AwardAward1989William James Fellow AwardAward1988Howard Crosby Warren MedalAward1980APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyAward1936Born12 September 1936
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A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Posner as the 56th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
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Born 1936 · age 90
