Stephen Macknik | |
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 Stephen Macknik in 2018 | |
| Born | Stephen Louis Macknik August 9, 1968 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Known for | Illusions, art and visual perception, attention and awareness, Books: Sleights of Mind |
| Awards | Empire Innovator Scholar |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience, science writing |
| Institutions | Harvard University, University College London, Barrow Neurological Institute, State University of New York |
| Doctoral advisor | Margaret Livingstone |
Stephen Louis Macknik (/ˈmæknɪk/ MAK-nik;[1] born August 9, 1968) is an American neuroscientist and science writer. He is a Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology[2] at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, where he directs the Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience. He directed laboratories previously at the Barrow Neurological Institute and University College London. He is best known for his studies[3] on illusions, consciousness, attentional misdirection in stage magic, and cerebral blood flow.
Macknik is a founding member of the Neural Correlate Society.[4] He serves on the Advisory Board of Scientific American: Mind, and on the Leadership Team of the Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security at Arizona State University.
- ^ "Making Neurological Magic Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez Conde". YouTube. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Department of Ophthalmology Faculty – Stephen L. Macknik, PhD". www.downstate.edu.
- ^ "Stephen Macknik on Google Scholar". Retrieved March 12, 2015.
- ^ "About the Neural Correlate Society (NCS)". 8 September 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2015.