Daniel Schacter

Daniel Schacter
Born (1952-06-17) June 17, 1952 (age 72)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA)
University of Toronto (MA, PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor of psychology at Harvard University, author
Known forHuman memory and amnesia

Daniel Lawrence Schacter (born June 17, 1952) is an American psychologist. He is William R. Kenan, Jr.'s endowed professor of psychology at Harvard University.[1] His research has focused on psychological and biological aspects of human memory and amnesia, with a particular emphasis on the distinction between conscious and nonconscious forms of memory and, more recently, on brain mechanisms of memory and brain distortion, and memory and future simulation.

  1. ^ "Professorships & Endowments". WILLIAM R. KENAN, JR. CHARITABLE TRUST. Retrieved 2023-09-18.