Marian C. Diamond | |
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| Born | Marian Cleeves November 11, 1926 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 25, 2017 (aged 90) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroanatomy |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Thesis | Functional Interrelationships of the Hypothalamus and the Neurohypophysis (1953) |
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Marian Cleeves Diamond (November 11, 1926 – July 25, 2017) was an American neuroscientist. She and her team were the first to publish evidence that the brain can change with experience and improve with enrichment, what is now called neuroplasticity. She was a professor of anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Diamond's research on the brain of Albert Einstein contributed to the understanding of the roles of glial cells in the brain. Other published research explored differences between the cerebral cortex of male and female rats, the link between positive thinking and immune health, and the role of women in science.[2][3]
- ^ Diamond, Marian Cleeves (1996). "Marian Cleeves Diamond". In Squire, Larry Ryan (ed.). The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography. Vol. 6. Society for Neuroscience. pp. 62–94. ISBN 978-0-12-660301-9. Retrieved 2014-09-24. Autobiography.
- ^ Smith, Harrison (July 30, 2017). "Marian Diamond, neuroscientist who gave new meaning to 'use it or lose it,' dies at 90". The Washington Post. pp. Obituaries. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ Grimes, William (August 16, 2017). "Marian C. Diamond, 90, Student of the Brain, Is Dead". The New York Times. pp. Science. Retrieved March 27, 2023.