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John Aggleton

b. 1955

British behavioural neuroscientist

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About John Aggleton

Born 1955. John Aggleton is a British neuroscientist, psychologist and university teacher.

John Aggleton FRS FMedSci FLSW (born 14 June 1955 in Cardiff) is a British behavioural neuroscientist.

Education and career Aggleton obtained his B.A. in natural sciences in 1976 at Cambridge University and his Ph.D. with his thesis entitled Anatomical and Functional Subdivisions of the Amygdala in 1980 from the University of Oxford.

Honours and community service Aggleton was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales in 2011, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2012. He was president of the European Brain and Behaviour Society from 2005 to 2006 and of the British Neuroscience Association from 2015 to 2017. He is a member of the editorial boards of Behavioral Neuroscience, Behavioural Brain Research, Neuropsychologia, and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

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Important facts

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Education
University of Oxford, Cardiff University, University of Durham
Employers
Cardiff University, Durham University
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society; Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences; Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Also known as
John P. Aggleton, John Patrick Aggleton

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Who is John Aggleton?

British behavioural neuroscientist

When was John Aggleton born?

John Aggleton was born on 14 June 1955 in Cardiff.

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John Aggleton is a neuroscientist, psychologist and university teacher.

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John Aggleton is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Aggleton

· Wikidata: Q21165576

· DBpedia: John Aggleton

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