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Stephen Lisberger

Stephen Lisberger

George Barth Geller Distinguished Professor for Research in Neurobiology
Neurobiology
lisberger@neuro.duke.edu
Box 3209, Durham, NC 27710
Bryan Research Building, 311 Research Drive Room 327D, Durham, NC 27710

Awards & Honors

Elected Member

National National Academy of Sciences · 2022

Fellow

National American Association for the Advancement of Science · 2021

Elected Member

National American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2008 Area: Biological Sciences; Specialty: Neurosciences More about this award

Investigator/Alumni Investigator

National Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 1997

Young Investigator Prize

National Society for Neuroscience · 1986

In the News

Published April 18, 2025
Greater Understanding of Brain Disorders with AI
Published September 12, 2022
Unlocking the Secrets of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Published May 3, 2022
Three Faculty Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Published November 24, 2020
Six From Duke Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Published September 17, 2018
Circuit Found for Brain’s Statistical Inference About Motion
Published March 11, 2016
Why practice will never make perfect: Our 'noisy brains' cause us to make mistakes
Published March 10, 2016
Blame Your Noisy Brain for Misses and Fumbles
Published January 29, 2016
Neurobiologist on Making Sense of Noise
Published June 26, 2015
Allen Song Named Interim Director of Brain Institute
Published June 12, 2014
Context Controls Learning: Why a Coach's Scream Is Better Than a Crowd's Heckle