Jonathan D. Cohen

Jonathan D. Cohen
Born (1955-10-05) October 5, 1955 (age 69)
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale University
University of Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon University
Known forNeuroimaging
AwardsJoseph Zubin Award (1994)
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive neuroscience
Cognitive psychology
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Thesis Attention and the processing of context: A parallel distributed processing approach to normal and disordered cognition  (1990)
Doctoral advisorJames L. McClelland

Jonathan David Cohen (born October 5, 1955) is an American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is the Robert Bendheim and Lynn Bendheim Thoman Professor in Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology at Princeton University, where he is also the founding co-director of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. He originally joined the faculty of Princeton in 1998, and became the founding director of the Center for the Study of Brain, Mind, and Behavior in 2000.[1] A noted expert on neuroimaging,[2] he played a major role in increasing the use of fMRI scanners in scientific research.[3] He has been a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science since 2007 and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2012. He is a recipient of the Joseph Zubin Memorial Fund Award, the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, and the Association for Psychological Science's William James Fellow Award.[4]

  1. ^ "About Us". Princeton Neuroscience Institute. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. ^ Blakeslee, Sandra (2001-09-25). "Watching How the Brain Works As It Weighs a Moral Dilemma". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  3. ^ "The Scientists Who Pioneered Psychology-Centered fMRI Centers". APS Observer. Vol. 30, no. 8. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  4. ^ "Jonathan D. Cohen Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-10-29.