Goldman-Rakic, Patricia S. (1937–2003)
Goldman-Rakic, Patricia S. (1937–2003)
American neuroscientist. Born Patricia S. Goldman, April 22, 1937, in Salem, Massachusetts; died July 31, 2003, in New Haven, Connecticut, from injuries sustained from being struck by an automobile; Vassar College, AB, 1959; University of California at Los Angeles, PhD, 1963; m. Dr. Pasko Rakic (neuroscientist).
Joined the faculty of Yale University (1979); a pioneer in the area of brain and memory function, demonstrated that cells in the prefrontal cortex are dedicated to specific memory tasks; also discovered that the loss of dopamine in the prefrontal cortex led to memory deficits; elected to the National Academy of Sciences (1990).
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