About Larry
Dr. Larry R. Squire is Professor of Psychiatry, Neurosciences, and Psychology at the University of California, San Diego, and Research Career Scientist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego. He did his undergraduate work at Oberlin College. He then received his Ph.D. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and did postdoctoral study at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine before coming to UCSD.
Dr. Squire is recognized internationally for his research investigating the organization and neurological foundations of memory. His work has involved the study of neurological patients, neuroimaging, nonhuman primates and rodents, and combines the traditions of cognitive science and neuroscience. His publications include more than 400 scientific research articles, a widely-read book Memory and Brain (Oxford Press, 1987), and Memory: From Mind to Molecules, with Eric Kandel (W.H. Freeman, 1999). He is Senior Editor of the textbook Fundamental Neuroscience and the New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. He was also Editor of the journal Behavioral Neuroscience, published by the American Psychological Association, and is on the editorial boards of more than 10 scientific journals. He served as Secretary of the Society for Neuroscience (1988-1990), and President (1993-1994). He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the Institute of Medicine. He is also a William James Fellow of the American Psychological Society, recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, the William Middleton Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Charles A. Dana Award for Pioneering Achievements in Health and Education, the McGovern Award (American Association for the Advancement of Science ), the Karl Lashley Prize (American Philosophical Society), the Metropolitan Life Foundation Award for Medical Research, and the Howard Crosby Warren Medal (Society of Experimental Psychologists).