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Professor of Biology and Neurobiology and co-author of Can neuroscience change our minds? with Hilary Rose

Neurobiologist and early critic of genetic determinism holding a lifetime award for "outstanding contributions to neuroscience." His books include the Science Book Prize winner The Making Of Memory.

Neurobiologist and early critic of genetic determinism holding a lifetime award for "outstanding contributions to neuroscience." His books include the Science Book Prize winner The Making Of Memory.

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