FRANCISCO GONZALEZ-LIMA, George I. Sanchez Centennial Professor, The University of Texas at Austin, USA. RESEARCH: Behavioral neuroscience, brain energy, learning/memory, neurobehavioral disorders, clinical trials. Pioneered methods for neuroimaging and neurostimulation: fluorodeoxyglucose autoradiography, neural structural equation modeling, quantitative cytochrome oxidase histochemistry, transcranial infrared laser, neurocognitive and emotional photobiomodulation. Funded for >40 years and contributed >465 publications in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, chapters, and books. EDUCATION: B.S. Biology, B.A. Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans; Ph.D. Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine; Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany. HONORS: Fellow, Founding Neuroscience Chair, Distinguished Texas Scientist Award, Academic Director, and President, Texas Academy of Science. Fellow, U.S. Councilor, Outstanding Achievement Award, International Behavioral Neuroscience Society. SERVICE: Visiting neuroscientist in Germany, England, Canada and Spain. Delivered >140 invited lectures about his research around the world. Served on national and international scientific advisory boards (including NIH, NSF, U.S. National Academy of Science, IBRO).
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Minnesota, USA
Psychology, Psychiatry, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience