Daniel Schacter
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Daniel Lawrence Schacter (born June 17, 1952) is an American psychologist. He is William R. Kenan, Jr.'s endowed professor of psychology at Harvard University.[1] His research has focused on psychological and biological aspects of human memory and amnesia, with a particular emphasis on the distinction between conscious and nonconscious forms of memory and, more recently, on brain mechanisms of memory and brain distortion, and memory and future simulation.
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Born | (1952-06-17) June 17, 1952 (age 72) Scarsdale, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA) University of Toronto (MA, PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Professor of psychology at Harvard University, author |
Known for | Human memory and amnesia |
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