Terrence Deacon | |
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 Terrence Deacon in 2008 | |
| Born | Terrence William Deacon 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Western Washington University Harvard University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroanthropology |
| Institutions | Harvard University Boston University University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | Irven DeVore |
Terrence William Deacon (born 1950) is an American neuroanthropologist (Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology, Harvard University 1984). He taught at Harvard for eight years, relocated to Boston University in 1992, and is currently Professor of Anthropology and member of the Cognitive Science Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.