Francesca Happé
Francesca Happé | |
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Francesca Happé | |
| Born | Francesca Gabrielle Elizabeth Happé 1967 (age 57–58) Cambridge, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
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| Known for | Research on autism spectrum conditions |
| Awards | Rosalind Franklin Award (2011) |
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| Institutions | King's College London |
| Thesis | Theory of Mind and Communication in Autism (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Uta Frith |
| Doctoral students | Essi Viding |
| Website | kclpure |
Francesca Gabrielle Elizabeth Happé (born 1967) is a British neuroscientist who is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Director of the MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London. Her research concerns autism spectrum conditions, specifically the understanding social cognitive processes in these conditions.