Marian Diamond, neuroscientist who studied Einstein's brain, dies at 90

UC Berkeley professor ‘literally changed the world’, colleague saysWork on slices of Einstein ’s brain found it had extra support cellsMarian Diamond, a neuroscientist who studied Albert Einstein ’s brain and “literally changed the world” with groundbreaking work on rats that showed the brain’s anatomy can change with experience, has died. She was 90.Diamond, a professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley, died on 25 July in Oakland, the university said.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 30, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press in Berkeley, California Tags: California Neuroscience US news Albert Einstein Source Type: news