Jacqueline Gottlieb

Jacqueline Gottlieb is an American neuroscientist who is a professor of neuroscience and the Principal Investigator at the Columbia University Zuckerman Institute. Her research considers the mechanisms that underlie cognitive function.

Early life and education Gottileb was born in Romania and moved to Israel as a child. She moved to the United States for undergraduate studies She studies the fundamental mechanisms that underpin cognitive function, such as decision making and memory. She is interested in how the brain gathers evidence during everyday tasks and when people are curious, as well as disorders that reduce attention, such as depression and drug addiction. In 2019, she was made Director of the Research Cluster on Curiosity, which looks to examine the mechanisms and impacts of curiosity.

Awards and honors 2014 McKnight Foundation Memory and Cognitive Disorders Award 2015 The Center for Science & Society at Columbia University Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience

Selected publications