Professor
Gordon Murray Shepherd
(
–
)
1933
2022
Yale University
;
Enfield, CT
Neuroscientist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Neurosciences
Elected
2006
Shepherd was a Professor of Neuroscience. An integrative neurophysiologist, his research led to the discovery and analysis of brain microcircuits and odor maps. He authored books on brain organization and the history of neuron theory. He was also an editor of the Journal of Neuroscience and leader in the Human Brain Project, constructing databases supporting neuroscience research.
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