Daniela Schiller
| Daniela Schiller | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1972 (age 43–44) Rishon LeZion, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Fields | trauma, neuroscience |
| Institutions | Mt Sinai School of Medicine |
| Alma mater | Tel Aviv University, New York University |
| Known for | Study of memory and trauma |
Daniela Schiller (born October 26, 1972 in Israel[1]) is a neuroscientist who leads the Schiller Lab for Affective Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.[2]
She is best known for her work on memory reconsolidation, and on unlearning traumatic memories and addiction.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
Dr. Schiller was born in Rishon LeZion, Israel in 1972. She is the daughter of a Moroccan mother and a Ukrainian father. Schiller's father, Sigmund Schiller, is a survivor of the Holocaust. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy in 1996, and her doctorate in cognitive neuroscience from Tel Aviv University in 2004. She was awarded a Fulbright fellowship and worked with Elizabeth Phelps at New York University.[6]
Personal life
Schiller is the youngest of four children. Her siblings live in Israel, and her sister Yael designs clothes.[6]
Schiller also plays drums and sings backing vocals for The Amygdaloids.[3][7]
Bibliography
- Schiller, Daniela; Marie-H. Monfils; Candace M. Raio; David C. Johnson; Joseph E. LeDoux; Elizabeth A. Phelps (2009). "Preventing the return of fear in humans using reconsolidation update mechanisms". Nature. 463 (7277): 49–53. doi:10.1038/nature08637. ISSN 0028-0836. PMC 3640262
. PMID 20010606. - Schiller, D.; I. Levy; Y. Niv; J. E. LeDoux; E. A. Phelps (2008). "From Fear to Safety and Back: Reversal of Fear in the Human Brain". Journal of Neuroscience. 28 (45): 11517–11525. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2265-08.2008. ISSN 0270-6474.
- Schiller, Daniela; Jonathan B Freeman; Jason P Mitchell; James S Uleman; Elizabeth A Phelps (2009). "A neural mechanism of first impressions". Nature Neuroscience. 12 (4): 508–514. doi:10.1038/nn.2278. ISSN 1097-6256.
- Schiller, D.; C. K. Cain; N. G. Curley; J. S. Schwartz; S. A. Stern; J. E. LeDoux; E. A. Phelps (2008). "Evidence for recovery of fear following immediate extinction in rats and humans". Learning & Memory. 15 (6): 394–402. doi:10.1101/lm.909208. ISSN 1072-0502.
References
- ↑ Yogis, Jaimal (2013-01-08). The Fear Project: What Our Most Primal Emotion Taught Me About Survival, Success, Surfing . . . and Love. Rodale. pp. 18–20. ISBN 9781609611767. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Neuroscience Department - Schiller Lab Home". Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- 1 2 Hall, Stephen S. (June 17, 2013). "Neuroscientist Daniela Schiller is Researching Ways that Bad Memories Can be Made Less Fearsome". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Alleyne, Richard (December 10, 2009). "Trauma and fear to be erased from your mind". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ Reardon, Sara (April 13, 2012). "Drug-free therapy makes addicts 'forget' addiction". New Scientist. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- 1 2 Specter, Michael (19 May 2014). "Partial Recall". The New Yorker. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ Heydarpour, Roja (6 March 2007). "INK; A Band of Scientists Who Really Are a Band". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
External links
- Profile at Mt. Sinai
- Barth, Amy (December 27, 2009). "5 Questions for the Rock'n'Rolling, Sky-Diving Master of Memory". Discover. Retrieved 10 July 2013.