Uta Frith
German developmental psychologist (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Uta Frith DBE, FRS, FBA, FMedSci (née Aurnhammer; born 25 May 1941[2]) is a German-British developmental psychologist and Emeritus Professor in Cognitive Development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London (UCL). She pioneered much of the current research into autism[3][4][5][6][7] and dyslexia.[8][9] Her book Autism: Explaining the Enigma[10][11] introduced the cognitive neuroscience of autism. She is credited with creating the Sally–Anne test along with fellow scientists Alan Leslie and Simon Baron-Cohen.[12][13] Among students she has mentored are Tony Attwood, Maggie Snowling, Simon Baron-Cohen and Francesca Happé.
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Born | Uta Aurnhammer (1941-05-25) 25 May 1941 (age 82) Rockenhausen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
Nationality | German British (since 2019) |
Spouse | Chris Frith |
Children | 2 |
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Thesis | Pattern Detection in Normal and Autistic Children (1968) |
Doctoral advisor | Neil O'Connor |
Other advisors | Beate Hermelin |
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Discipline | Psychologist |
Institutions | University College London (Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) |
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Website | Official website |