Barry Gordon (neurologist) explained

Barry Gordon
Fields:Cognitive neurology, neuropsychology
Workplaces:Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Alma Mater:Pennsylvania State University
Thomas Jefferson University
Johns Hopkins University
Thesis Title:Lexical access and lexical decision: mechanisms of frequency sensitivity
Thesis Url:https://www.worldcat.org/title/79619518
Thesis Year:1981

Barry J. Gordon (born 1951) is an American behavioral neurologist and cognitive neuroscientist. He 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.

Life

Gordon was born in 1951.[1] He completed a B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University.[2] He earned an M.D. from the Thomas Jefferson University in 1973. He conducted a medical internship at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. In 1977, Gordon completed a neurology residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He completed a M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from the Johns Hopkins University after joining the department of neurology faculty. His 1981 dissertation was titled, Lexical access and lexical decision: mechanisms of frequency sensitivity.[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. 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.[4]

Gordon is a former president of the Behavioral Neurology Society. He is an elected member of the American Neurological Association and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Psychological Association. Gordon is the editor-in-chief of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology.

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VIAF . 2023-02-05 . Virtual International Authority File.
  2. Web site: Barry Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology . 2023-02-05 . Johns Hopkins Medicine . en.
  3. Gordon . Barry . Lexical access and lexical decision: mechanisms of frequency sensitivity . 1981 . Ph.D. . . 79619518.
  4. News: Kirchner . Mary Beth . November 26, 2010 . A Scientist's Saga: Give Son The Gift Of Speech . NPR . 2023-02-05.