Suzanne Corkin

Suzanne Corkin
Born	Suzanne Hammond (1937-05-18)May 18, 1937 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	May 24, 2016(2016-05-24) (aged 79) Danvers, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Smith College (B.A.) McGill University (M.Sc., Ph.D.)
Known for	Studies of human memory; work with H.M.
Spouse	Charles Corkin (divorced)
Children	3
Scientific career
Fields	Neuroscience Psychology
Institutions	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis	Somesthetic function after focal cerebral damage in man (1964)
Doctoral advisor	Brenda Milner
Doctoral students	John Gabrieli Christopher I. Moore
Other notable students	Neal J. Cohen (postdoc)
Website	Archived Sept. 28, 2013

Suzanne Corkin (May 18, 1937 – May 24, 2016) was an American professor of neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT.^[1] She was a leading scholar in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience. She is best known for her research on human memory, which she studied in patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amnesia. She is also well known for studying H.M., a man with memory loss whom she met in 1962 and studied until his death in 2008.