Beatriz Luna

Beatriz Luna is a developmental neuroscientist known for conducting neuroimaging research on the development of cognitive control, reward, and reinforcement learning from early childhood to adolescence.

Luna is the Staunton Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. Luna is the founder and director of the Laboratory of Neurocognitive Development at Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (WPIC).

Luna has received a number of grants including the NARSAD Young Investigator Award (1997), NIMH Research Career Award (K01) (1999), the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2005), and the WPIC Emerging Mentor Award (2010). Provided by Wikipedia