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Nancy Kanwisher
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American cognitive neuroscientist
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Nancy Kanwisher is an American neuroscientist and psychologist born in 1958 in Woods Hole. She currently resides in Cambridge and speaks English. Her professional career includes affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Kanwisher’s work focuses on cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and language. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her accolades include the Jean Nicod Prize, the NAS Award in the Neurosciences, and recognition as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Woods Hole
- Occupation
- psychologist
- Educated at
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- language
- Image
- Introduction to the Simons Center, Nancy Kanwisher, 2m33s.jpg
- Residence
- Cambridge
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- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1958-00-00
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