Georg Striedter is professor of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine. His research has generally focused on how and why the brains and behavior of vertebrates—especially birds—have changed over evolutionary time. For example, he has studied how and why budgerigars imitate sounds; mostly it helps with pair-bonding. Striedter has also written several books, including a major neuroscience textbook and a book on the use of animal and cell-culture models in biomedical research. After earning his B.S. at Cornell University, he obtained his Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego and pursued postdoctoral research at the California Institute of Technology. Striedter is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2009.
Georg Striedter
Professor of neurobiology and behavior
University of California, Irvine
Selected articles
- “Male vocal imitation produces call convergence during pairbonding in budgerigars” | Animal Behaviour
- “Précis of principles of brain evolution” | Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- “Models in biology: History, philosophy, and practical concerns” | MIT Press
- “Incorporating evolution into neuroscience teaching” | Frontiers in Education
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