Richard Ivry
American neuroscientist
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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]
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| Notable students | Laura Helmuth |
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]