Terrence Deacon

Terrence Deacon
Terrence Deacon in 2008
Born	Terrence William Deacon 1950 (age 73–74)
Nationality	American
Education	Western Washington University Harvard University
Scientific career
Fields	Neuroanthropology
Institutions	Harvard University Boston University University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor	Irven DeVore

Terrence William Deacon (born 1950) is an American neuroanthropologist (Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology, Harvard University 1984). He taught at Harvard for eight years, relocated to Boston University in 1992, and is currently Professor of Anthropology and member of the Cognitive Science Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.