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Cowey, Alan was born on April 28, 1935 in Sunderland, Durham, England. Son of Harry and Mary (Boyle) Cowey.
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Alan Cowey
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Alan Cowey, British neuroscientist, educator. Recipient Spearman medal British Psychological Society, 1968, K. Craik award St. Johns College, Cambridge, 1984. Fellow: Academy Medical Science, Royal Society; member: Brain Research Association, European Neuroscis. Association, Academy Europaea, European Brain and Behavior Society (president 1986-1988), Experimental Psychology Society 1990-1992.
Education
Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, 1961. Doctor of Science (honorary), Durham University, 2000.
Career
Rockefeller fellow Center for Brain Research, Rochester, New York, 1961-1962. University demonstrator University Cambridge, England, 1962-1966. Fulbright fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1966-1967.
Senior research officer University Oxford, England, 1962-1968, Royal Society research fellow, 1968-1973, university reader, 1975-1981, professor, 1981—2002, professor emeritus, since 2002. Fellow Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1964-1967, Lincoln College, Oxford, since 1968. Member committee, board and council member Medical Research Council, London, 1974-1985.
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Membership
Fellow: Academy Medical Science, Royal Society. Member: Brain Research Association, European Neuroscis. Association, Academy Europaea, European Brain and Behavior Society (president 1986-1988), Experimental Psychology Society 1990-1992.
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Married Patricia Leckonby, April 4, 1959. Children: Lesley, Lisa, Jill.
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Nationality
British
Education
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1958
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1961
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Career
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1961 - 1962
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1962 - 1966
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1962 - 1968
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1966 - 1967
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1975 - 1981