Joaquin M. Fuster (born 1930)[1] is a Spanish neuroscientist whose research has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of the neural structures underlying cognition and behavior.
[2] His several books and hundreds of papers,[3] particularly on memory and the prefrontal cortex, are widely cited.
[1] He is currently Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior,[3] and a resident fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
[5] Among numerous awards,[3] Fuster has received the 2006 Patricia Goldman-Rakic Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Research[6] and the 2000 Fyssen Foundation International Prize for research excellence.
[7] In 2010 he delivered the Segerfalk Lecture, given annually by an "internationally outstanding scientist who has made major contributions within the area of Neuroscience".