Carl Cotman

Carl Cotman
Citizenship American
Alma mater University of Indiana
Known for Research on the neurochemistry of dementia
Awards International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease lifetime achievement award (2008)[1]
Scientific career
Fields Neurology
Neuroscience
Institutions University of California, Irvine
Thesis Structure and function of the synaptic complex from rat brain (1968)
Doctoral advisor Henry R. Mahler[2]

Carl Wayne Cotman is an American neurologist and neuroscientist. He is a professor of neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, where he is also the founding director of the Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia and the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND).[3][4] He is known for researching the neurochemistry of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.[5] His research has shown, for example, that physical exercise increases production of brain-derived neurotropic factor, which protects neurons from aging-related damage and promotes the growth of new ones.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Cotman to receive lifetime achievement award for Alzheimer's research". UCI News. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  2. ↑ Cotman, Carl W. (April 1984). "In Memoriam: Henry R. Mahler 1921-1983". Journal of Neurochemistry. 42 (4): 1200–1202. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.1984.tb12733.x. ISSN 0022-3042.
  3. ↑ "Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia gets new chief". UCI News. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  4. ↑ "Alzheimer's research trials growing". UC Irvine School of Medicine. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Alzheimer's Researcher Receives $250,000 Grant". Los Angeles Times. 1989-02-08. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  6. ↑ Deardorff, Julie (2015-04-30). "The best brain exercise may be physical". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  7. ↑ Hamilton, Anita (2009-06-24). "In Old Age, Friends Can Keep You Young. Really". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  8. ↑ Brody, Jane E. (1996-02-28). "Good Habits Outweigh Genes As Key to a Healthy Old Age". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
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