Richard Restak
Neurologist and brain author
Richard Restak is an American neurologist and neuropsychiatrist who writes about the human brain for general readers.
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American Born 1942
About Richard Restak
Richard Restak was born in 1942. He has held a clinical professorship in neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and he is a former president of the American Neuropsychiatric Association. He has written many books about the brain, including New York Times bestsellers. His essays and articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. He has also received the Claude Bernard Science Journalism Award.