Patricia Goldman-Rakic

Patricia Goldman-Rakic
Patricia Goldman-Rakic
Born	Patricia Shoer; April 22, 1937; Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died	July 31, 2003 (aged 66); Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Education	Vassar, UCLA
Awards	List National Institute of Mental Health grantee (1980–2000); W. Alden Spencer Award, Columbia University (1982); Krieg Cortical Discoverer Award, Cajal Club (1989); inducted National Academy of Sciences (1990); Fyssen Foundation Prize in Neuroscience (1990); Lieber Prize, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (1991); inducted American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1991); Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Award (1993); Karl Spencer Lashley Award, American Philosophical Society (1996); Ariëns Kappers Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1996); honorary doctorate, Utrecht University (2000); Gerard Prize, Society for Neuroscience (2002); Source: Yale News:
	Scientific career
Fields	Neurobiology
Workplaces	Yale University
Doctoral advisor	Wendell Jeffrey

Patricia Goldman-Rakic (/rəˈkiːʃ/ rə-KEESH; née Shoer, April 22, 1937 – July 31, 2003) was an American professor of neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry and psychology at Yale University School of Medicine. She pioneered multidisciplinary research of the prefrontal cortex and working memory.