John Aggleton FRS FMedSci

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(born 14 June 1955 in

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) is a British behavioural neuroscientist.

Education and career

Aggleton obtained his

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in natural sciences in 1976 at

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and his

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with his

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entitled ''Anatomical and Functional Subdivisions of the Amygdala'' in 1980 from the

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. From 1983 he was first

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and then from 1992 senior lecturer in the department of psychology at the

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. Since 1994, he has been

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cognitive neuroscience Cognitive neuroscience is the scientific field that is concerned with the study of the Biology, biological processes and aspects that underlie cognition, with a specific focus on the neural connections in the brain which are involved in mental ...

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, where he studies the architecture of the brain and how various brain structures work together to provide different forms of memory.

Honours and community service

Aggleton was elected a

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in 2011, a

Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences (FMedSci) is an award for medical scientists who are judged by the UK Academy of Medical Sciences for the "excellence of their science, their contribution to medicine and society and the range of the ...

and a

Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ...

in 2012. He was president of the

European Brain and Behaviour Society The European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS) is a scientific society founded in 1968 whose stated purpose is the exchange of information between European scientists interested in the relationships between brain mechanisms and behaviour. It is th ...

from 2005 to 2006 and of the

British Neuroscience Association The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is a scientific society with around 2,500 members. Starting out as an informal gathering of scientists meeting at the Black Horse Public House in London to discuss brain-related topics (the 'London Black ...

from 2015 to 2017. He is a member of the

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s of ''Behavioral Neuroscience'', ''

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'', ''

Neuropsychologia ''Neuropsychologia'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that focuses on cognitive neuroscience. It was established in 1963, and is published by Elsevier Elsevier ( ) is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technic ...

'', and ''

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews ''Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering behavioral neuroscience published by Elsevier. The journal publishes reviews, theoretical articles, and mini-reviews. It is an official journal of the Interna ...

''.

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* 1955 births Living people Scientists from Cardiff Alumni of the University of Oxford British neuroscientists Academics of Cardiff University Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom) {{neuroscientist-stub Fellows of the Learned Society of Wales