Dominique de Quervain

1968 -
country of citizenship:  Switzerland
languages spoken, written or signed:  GermanEnglish
educated at:  University of Bern
award received:  Cloëtta Prize

Dominique de Quervain (born December 8, 1968) is a Swiss neuroscientist. He is professor of neuroscience and director of the Division of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He is known for his pioneering research into the use of glucocorticoids (cortisol) in the treatment of PTSD and phobias. He is understood to have found a link between cortisol and forgetting, specifically that cortisol can inhibit memory retrieval. Furthermore, he is known for his contributions to the field of genetics of human memory. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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