Paul Glimcher
Paul Glimcher | |
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| Born | Paul W. Glimcher November 3, 1961 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience, Longitudinal Research |
| Awards | Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award in the Sciences 2003 NYU Lifetime Accomplishment Teaching Award 2006 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroeconomics, Neuroscience, Psychology, Economics, Genetics, Innovation |
| Institutions | New York University |
Paul W. Glimcher (born November 3, 1961) is an American neuroeconomist, neuroscientist, psychologist, economist, scholar, and entrepreneur. He is considered an influential researcher in the study of human behavior and decision-making. He is also known for his central role in founding and developing the field of neuroeconomics. Glimcher founded the Institute for the Study of Decision Making at New York University (NYU). Since 2012, he has served as Head of the Department of Neuroscience and Director of the Neurosciences Institute at NYU's Grossman School of Medicine.
Glimcher holds the Julius Silver, Rosyln S. Silver, and Enid Silver Winslow Chair of Neural Science at NYU in the College of Arts and Sciences, where he is involved in professorial appointments in economics and psychology. He is also responsible for neuroscience and physiology at the NYU School of Medicine. He founded the HUMAN Project, a large-scale interdisciplinary longitudinal study, and Data-cubed Health, a start-up company focused on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technologies in the healthcare industry and biomedical/behavioral research domain. He was the lead editor of the textbook Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain, 2 edition.