Barry J. Gordon (born 1951) is an American behavioral neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist.
[2] In 1977, Gordon completed a neurology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
and Ph.D. in psychology from the Johns Hopkins University after joining the department of neurology faculty.
[3] Gordon is the inaugural holder of the therapeutic cognitive neuroscience endowed professorship and a professor of neurology with a joint appointment in cognitive science at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
[2] After his son was diagnosed with non-verbal autism, Gordon researched late speech development and designed an intensive therapy program to help him learn to speak.