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Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities
Award Year
2020
University Award
Distinguished McKnight University Professors
Research Title
Brain functioning, cognitive control, and schizophrenia
Section A
, Location 14
Angus MacDonald’s research investigates psychosis, with a focus on cognitive control, brain functioning, and the development of novel research methods to investigate these processes. His groundbreaking, internationally recognized research has appreciably advanced our understanding of mental illness in general and schizophrenia in particular.