Georg F. Striedter
Encyclopedia
Georg F. Striedter is an American scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Irvine
. He is the author of more than 30 papers in evolutionary neuroscience
and the author of the book Principles of Brain Evolution. Striedter obtained his PhD in neuroscience
from the University of California, San Diego
, under the supervision of Glenn Northcutt
in 1990. He then pursued postdoctoral research at Caltech
with Mark Konishi.
His research focuses on the organization and evolution of neuronal circuits in teleost fishes
, the evolution of neuronal circuits for bird song
learning in parrots and songbirds and how evolution modifies the processes of brain development to generate a broad diversity of adult brain
s.
University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
. He is the author of more than 30 papers in evolutionary neuroscience
Evolutionary neuroscience
Evolutionary neuroscience is an interdisciplinary scientific research field that studies the evolution of nervous systems. Evolutionary neuroscientists attempt to understand the evolution and natural history of nervous system structure and function. The field draws on concepts and findings from...
and the author of the book Principles of Brain Evolution. Striedter obtained his PhD in neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
from the University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
, under the supervision of Glenn Northcutt
Glenn Northcutt
Glenn Northcutt is a leader in comparative vertebrate neurobiology and evolutionary neuroscience. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Morphology, Visual Neuroscience and Zoologische Reike, and was editor in chief of Brain, Behavior and...
in 1990. He then pursued postdoctoral research at Caltech
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
with Mark Konishi.
His research focuses on the organization and evolution of neuronal circuits in teleost fishes
Teleostei
Teleostei is one of three infraclasses in class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes. This diverse group, which arose in the Triassic period, includes 20,000 extant species in about 40 orders; most living fishes are members of this group...
, the evolution of neuronal circuits for bird song
Bird song
Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology and birding, songs are distinguished by function from calls.-Definition:The distinction between songs and calls is based upon...
learning in parrots and songbirds and how evolution modifies the processes of brain development to generate a broad diversity of adult brain
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...
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Awards
Striedter received the C. J. Herrick Award in 1998 for his contributions to comparative neuroanatomy. His book, Principles of Brain Evolution has been positively received by his academic colleagues (see the commentaries to his Precis of The Principles of Brain Evolution in Behavioral and Brain Sciences). He has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009 to work on a new book, "provisionally titled Functional neurobiology: the human nervous system explored in light of the problems it helps us solve."Major publications
- Striedter, G.F. (2003) Brain evolution. In: The Human Nervous System, 2nd edition. edited by G. Paxinos and J.K. Mai. San Diego, Academic Press.
- Striedter, G.F. (2003) Epigenesis and evolution of brains: From Embryonic Divisions to Functional Systems in Müller, G and Newman, S. Origination of Organismal Form: Beyond the Gene in Developmental and Evolutionary Biology.
Book
- Streidter, G.F. (2005). Principles of Brain Evolution Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, MA. ISBN 978-0878938209.