Biography:Richard Ivry

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Richard Ivry
Alma mater
Awards
  • Sloan Research Fellowship
  • Troland Research Award
  • William James Fellow Award
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive neuroscience
Institutions
Notable studentsLaura Helmuth

Richard B. Ivry is an American cognitive neuroscientist. He is a currently Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and a founding member of the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute. Ivry previously served as chair of the university's Department of Psychology and director of its Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences.[1] According to the Association for Psychological Science, Ivry's "seminal research program has transformed how we understand perception and action."[2]

Ivry received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Brown University in 1981. He completed a Master of Science and Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Oregon in 1983 and 1986. In 1990, Ivry received a Sloan Research Fellowship in neuroscience.[3] In 1997, he received a Troland Research Award.[4]

In 2016, Ivry received the William James Fellow Award.[2]

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