Hans Markowitsch

Hans Joachim Markowitsch (born 26 March 1949 in Singen,^[1] Germany) is a physiological psychologist and neuropsychologist whose work centers on brain correlates of memory and memory disorders, stress, emotion, empathy, theory of mind, violent and anti-social behavior and consciousness.

Hans J. Markowitsch studied psychology and biology at the University of Konstanz, had professorships in biopsychology and physiological psychology at the Universities of Konstanz, Bochum, and Bielefeld, and was appointed professor of psychology and neuroscience at universities in Australia and Canada. In his research, he dealt with the neural and psychological foundations of memory and memory disorders and interactions between memory, emotion and consciousness. He is author, co-author or publisher of around 30 books and has written about 700 scientific articles and book chapters.

Hans J. Markowitsch was honored for "Best Contribution to Memory Research" by the International Neuropsychological Association, Dublin, in 2005 and with the Memory Award in 2000.^[2]