"Don Katz presently working as Professor of Psycology at Brandeis University. He completed his Ph.D from Indiana University." Dr. Katz teaches behavioral neuroscience, and studies what makes foods taste good or bad. Research Interest Neural dynamics of gustatory perception and learning. Awards and Honors Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer '69 and Joseph Neubauer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring (2013) NIH/NSF CRCNS award (with Paul Miller) (2009 - 2013) Pollack Prize--Most Exciting Work by a Young Investigator (AChemS) (2007) NIH grant, Temporal coding and palatability in gustatory cortex (2006 - 2011) Student Union Teaching Award (2006) NIH grant, Time and forebrain coding of taste learning (2005 - 2010) Walzer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship (2005)
Neural dynamics of gustatory perception and learning.