Chris Frith
Christopher Donald Frith (born March 16, 1942 in Sussex ) is a British neuroscientist. He is Emeritus at University College London and Niels Bohr Visiting Professor at Aarhus University . His research focus is higher cognition in humans.
Works
- The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia (1992)
- Making up the Mind (2007)
Prizes and awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society , the British Academy, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science .
- 1999 member of the Academia Europaea
- 2003 honorary doctorate from the University of Salzburg
- 2009 International Prize of the Fyssen Foundation
- European Latsis Prize (together with his wife Uta)
family
Chris Frith is the brother of guitarist Fred Frith , musicologist Simon Frith and lawyer Barney Frith. His wife Uta Frith , b. Aurnhammer, is a developmental psychologist ; her children are bioinformatician Martin Frith and children's book editor Alex Frith.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Professor Chris Frith FRS FBA ( en ) Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ^ Membership directory: Chris Firth. Academia Europaea, accessed November 6, 2017 .
- ^ Appointments ( en ) In: Times Higher Education . February 25, 2010. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
- ↑ Professors Chris and Uta Frith win the European Latsis Prize 2009. European Science Foundation, November 18, 2009, accessed on February 7, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frith, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frith, Christopher Donald (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British neuroscientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sussex |