John Morton#
| Membership Number: | 758 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1982 - to date Professor of Psychology, University College, London
- 1982 - 1998 Director, MRC Cognitive Development Unit, London
- 1960 - 1982 Member of Scientific Staff, MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge
- 1961 Ph.D, Reading University
Fields of Scholarship
- Cognitive psychology of word recognition, memory
- Cognitive development of face recognition, memory
- Theories of developmental disorders
Honours and Awards
- 1988 British Psychological Society President's Award
- 1990 Member, Academiae Europaeae
- 1997 Honorary Fellow, British Psychological Society
- 1998 OBE
- 2000 Honorary Fellow, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
- 2001 Honorary Member, Experimental Psychology Society
- 2001 Neuronal Plasticity Prize of /La Fondation Ipsen/
