Daniel Johnston (born 1947) is an American neuroscientist who currently serves as professor emeritus in the Department of Neuroscience within The University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences.
[1][2] Johnston graduated cum laude from the University of Virginia in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
[2] In 1975, Johnston joined the University of Minnesota faculty as an assistant professor of neurology and biomedical engineering.
[2] Johnston departed from the University of Minnesota in 1977 for a position on the Baylor College of Medicine faculty, where he remained until 2004.
That year, he was recruited to lead the Institute for Neuroscience at UT Austin, where he founded the Center for Learning and Memory.