May-Britt Moser

May-Britt Moser, born on January fourth, nineteen sixty-three, is a distinguished Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist. She serves as a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Alongside her former husband, Edvard Moser, she was awarded half of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in two thousand fourteen for their groundbreaking research on grid cells in the entorhinal cortex, which are crucial for the brain's positioning system.

In addition to their Nobel-winning work, May-Britt and Edvard Moser established the Moser research environment at NTNU, where they continue to lead innovative research. As of two thousand twenty-three, she has taken the helm of the Centre for Algorithms in the Cortex, further advancing the field of neuroscience.

May-Britt's academic journey began at the University of Oslo, where she earned her degree in psychology. She later obtained a PhD in neurophysiology from the Faculty of Medicine in nineteen ninety-five. Her career at NTNU began in nineteen ninety-six when she was appointed as an associate professor in biological psychology, and she was promoted to professor of neuroscience in two thousand. In two thousand two, her research group achieved the prestigious status of a separate 'centre of excellence.'