Ilana B. Witten

Ilana B. Witten
Born
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materPrinceton University
Stanford University
Known forOptogenetics and role of cholinergic interneurons in addiction
Parents
RelativesDaniela Witten (sister)
Louis Witten (grandfather)
Matt Witten (uncle)
Benjamin Witten (great-uncle)
AwardsDaniel X Freedman Prize
NYSCF-Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Award
McKnight Scholars Award in Neuroscience
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsPrinceton University

Ilana B. Witten is an American neuroscientist and professor of psychology and neuroscience at Princeton University. Witten studies the mesolimbic pathway, with a focus on the striatal neural circuit mechanisms driving reward learning and decision making.

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