| Carl Cotman | |
| Citizenship: | American |
| Fields: | Neurology Neuroscience |
| Workplaces: | University of California, Irvine |
| Alma Mater: | University of Indiana |
| Thesis Title: | Structure and function of the synaptic complex from rat brain |
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| Thesis Year: | 1968 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Henry R. Mahler[1] |
| Known For: | Research on the neurochemistry of dementia |
| Awards: | International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease lifetime achievement award (2008)[2] Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1988)[3] |
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Carl Wayne Cotman was an American neuroscientist. He was a professor of neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where he was also the founding director of the Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND).[4] [5] He is known for researching the neurochemistry of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.[6] His research has shown, for example, that physical exercise increases production of brain-derived neurotropic factor, which protects neurons from aging-related damage and promotes the growth of new ones.[7] [8] [9]