The Viscountess Ridley | |
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Born | April 1958 (age 66) |
Alma mater | Princeton University (BS) Cambridge University (MASt, MA) MIT (PhD) Harvard Medical School (MD) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Vision science |
Institutions | Newcastle University, UK |
Doctoral advisor | Tomaso Poggio and Peter Schiller |
Anya Christine Hurlbert,[1] also known as Viscountess Ridley (born April 1958[2]), is a British academic who is Professor of Visual Neuroscience and Dean of Advancement at Newcastle University. Her research involves the study of the interaction between colour and light, and how these are interpreted by the human brain.[3]