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Jaak Panksepp
American-Estonian neuroscientist (1943-2017).
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American-Estonian neuroscientist (1943-2017).
Jaak Panksepp (June 5, 1943 – April 18, 2017) was an Estonian-American neuroscientist and psychobiologist who coined the term "affective neuroscience", the name for the field that studies the neural mechanisms of emotion. He was the Baily Endowed Chair of Animal Well-Being Science for the Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, and Emeritus Professor of the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University. He was known in the popular press for his research on laughter in non-human animals.
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Achievements and distinctions
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American-Estonian neuroscientist (1943-2017).
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Order of the White Star, 4th Class
Career and education
Employers and institutions
Bowling Green State University · Washington State University
Education
University of Pittsburgh
Academic qualifications
doctorate
Fields of work
psychology · neuroscience · psychobiology
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