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Marian Diamond

Published24 Apr 2020
Author Calli McMurray
Source BrainFacts/SfN

A pioneer in neuroscience, Marian Diamond discovered how experience and environment can change the brain, even during adulthood. She is also famous for her studies of Albert Einstein’s brain.

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Calli McMurray is the Media & Science Writing Associate at SfN. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience.

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References

Sanders, R. (2017, August 7). Marian Diamond, known for studies of Einstein's brain, dies at 90. Retrieved from https://news.berkeley.edu/2017/07/28/marian-diamond-known-for-studies-of-einsteins-brain-dies-at-90/

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