Allison J. Doupe

Allison J. Doupe
Born 1954
Died 24 October 2014
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater McGill University,
Harvard University
Occupation Neurobiology

Allison Jane Doupe (1954–24 October 2014) was an influential Canadian psychiatrist, biologist, and neuroscientist. She is best known for her pioneering work in avian neurobiology that linked birdsong to human language, showing that birds and humans learn to communicate in similar ways.[1]

Life

After graduating from McGill University, Doupe obtained her MD and PhD in Neurobiology from Harvard University. She joined the University of California, San Francisco Departments of Psychiatry and Physiology in 1993.[2]

Publications

Brainard, Michael S.; Doupe, Allison J. (April 13, 2000). "Interruption of a basal ganglia–forebrain circuit prevents plasticity of learned vocalizations". Nature (journal) 404 (6779): 762–766.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Insel, TR; Landis, S (2014). "Allison Doupe (1954-2014)". Nature 515 (7527): 344. doi:10.1038/515344a.
  2. ↑ "In Memoriam: Allison Doupe, MD, PhD". UCSF Department of Psychiatry. University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry. October 27, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NEUROSCIENCE FELLOWS in ALPHABETICAL ORDER, 1981-2014". The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, Inc. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Scholar Profile - Allison J. Doupe". Searle Scholars Program. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Pradel Research Award". National Academy of Sciences . Retrieved January 2, 2015.