16 Facts About James McGaugh

James L McGaugh was born on December 17,1931 and is an American neurobiologist and author working in the field of learning and memory.

James McGaugh is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of California, Irvine and a fellow and founding director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.

James McGaugh was briefly a professor at San Jose State and then did postdoctoral work in neuropharmacology with Nobel Laureate Professor Daniel Bovet at the Istituto Superiore di Sanita in Rome, Italy.

James McGaugh then became a professor at the University of Oregon from 1961 to 1964.

James McGaugh was recruited to the University of California, Irvine, in 1964 to be the founding chair of the Department of Psychobiology.

James McGaugh became second dean of the School of Biological Sciences following Edward Steinhaus, then Vice Chancellor and executive Vice Chancellor of the university.

James McGaugh found that drugs, given to an animal shortly after a learning event, influence the subsequent retention of that event.

James McGaugh has been recognized in honor of his achievements, accomplishments, and contributions to the field of learning and memory.

James McGaugh received a Merit Award from the National Institute of Mental Health in 1987.

James McGaugh was elected a member of the US National Academy of Sciences in 1989 and was elected a member of the Brazilian and Mexican academies of science.

James McGaugh was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has served as president of the Association for Psychological Science and the Western Psychological Association.

James McGaugh was selected as a William James Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, 1989.

James McGaugh received the Norman Anderson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Experimental Psychologists in 2008 where he was elected a Fellow in 1991.

James McGaugh was honored in 2009 with the Karl Lashley Prize in Neuroscience from the American Philosophical Society.

James McGaugh was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award [] in 2015.

James McGaugh plays sax and clarinet in a jazz ensemble, a swing band and a concert band.