Bryan Kolb received his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University andconducted postdoctoral work at the University of Western Ontario and theMontreal Neurological Institute. In 1976, he moved to the University ofLethbridge, Alberta, where he is a professor of neuroscience. His currentresearch examines how preconception and perinatal factors — includingtactile stimulation, psychoactive drugs, stress, noise, and injury — modify thedeveloping cerebral cortex and how these changes are related to behavior.Kolb is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; the Canadian PsychologicalAssociation (CPA); the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and CognitiveScience (CSBBCS); the American Psychological Association; and theAssociation of Psychological Science. Currently a fellow of the Child BrainDevelopment program of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, he isa recipient of the Hebb Prize from the CPA and CSBBCS. He has receivedhonorary doctorates from the University of British Columbia, ThompsonRivers University, Concordia University, and the University of Lethbridge. Heis a recipient of the Ingrid Speaker Gold Medal for research, the distinguishedteaching medal from the University of Lethbridge, and the Key to the City ofLethbridge. In 2017, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada.He and his wife train and show horses in Western riding performance events.
Ian Q. Whishaw received his Ph.D. from Western University and is aprofessor of neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge. He has heldvisiting appointments at the University of Texas, the University of Michigan,the University of Cambridge, and the University of Strasbourg. He is a fellowof Clair Hall, Cambridge, the Canadian Psychological Association, theAmerican Psychological Association, and the Royal Society of Canada. He is arecipient of the Canadian Humane Society Bronze Medal for bravery, theIngrid Speaker Gold Medal for research, the distinguished teaching medalfrom the University of Lethbridge, and the Donald O. Hebb Prize. He hasreceived the Key to the City of Lethbridge and has honorary doctorates fromthe University of British Columbia, Thompson Rivers University, and theUniversity of Lethbridge. His research addresses the evolution and neuralbasis of skilled movement and the neural basis of brain disease. The Institutefor Scientific Information includes him in its list of most-citedneuroscientists. His hobby is training and showing horses for Westernperformance events.
