John Duncan (born 16 May 1953) is a British neuroscientist. After completing his education at the University of Oxford in 1976, Duncan worked for two years with Michael Posner at the

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, and then worked at the Medical Research Council (MRC). As of 2018, he is Programme Leader at the MRC's

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in Cambridge; he is also a Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the

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and a Fellow of

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."Duncan, John"
''Who's Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2017). Retrieved 2 May 2018."Professor John Duncan, FRS, FBA"
''Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute'' (University of Cambridge). Retrieved 2 May 2018."Professor John Duncan"
''British Academy''. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

Honours

Duncan was elected a

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in 2008 and a

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in 2009."John Duncan"
''Royal Society''. Retrieved 2 May 2018. In 2012, he was awarded the

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for Cognitive Science by the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duncan, John 1953 births Living people Alumni of the University of Cambridge British neuroscientists Academics of the University of Oxford Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the British Academy NIHR Senior Investigators