Leslie Gail Ungerleider, a distinguished experimental psychologist and neuroscientist, previously Chief of the Laboratory of Brain and Cognition at the National Institute of Mental Health, died suddenly on 11 December 2020. Friends, family, colleagues, and trainees all the world over mourn her passing, but also celebrate her life and extraordinary achievements.
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Behrmann, M. Leslie G. Ungerleider (1946–2020): the multiple careers of a single extraordinary scientist. Nat Neurosci 24, 291–292 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-021-00808-6
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