John W. Krakauer | |
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 Krakauer in 2015 | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Known for | Motor control and motor learning in stroke and stroke recovery |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurology, neuroscience |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Academic advisors | Claude Ghez, Eric Kandel |
John Krakauer is an American neurologist and neuroscientist. He is currently the John C. Malone Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the Director of the Brain, Learning, Animation, and Movement (BLAM) laboratory, co-founder of the KATA project at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Head of Vision for MindMaze.[1][2][3] His areas of interest range from motor learning, motor control, and stroke to bioethics. From 2003 until 2010, he was the codirector of the Motor Performance Laboratory at the Neurological Institute of Columbia University.[4] He received his bachelor's degree at Trinity College of Cambridge University. He completed the Osler internship at Johns Hopkins University and both his neurology residency and neurovascular fellowship at Columbia University.[citation needed]
- ^ "BLAM Lab at Johns Hopkins". Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "John Krakauer Johns Hopkins profile". Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "MindMaze Team". Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Motor Performance Lab at Columbia University". Retrieved August 18, 2011.