Pioneer in the field of neuropsychopharmacology who trained a generation of scientists
Macbeth’s doctor declared himself unable to cure the “mind diseased”, and it remains a challenge to understand and treat mental and neurological conditions.
Susan Iversen, who has died aged 84, was a neuropsychologist. She saw the need to start with the fundamentals – understanding how different brain areas, and the complex networks of chemical signals that communicate between them, exert their impact on behaviour.
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