“Bezos and wife donate $15 million to create center in Princeton Neuroscience" (news)

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<p>“Princeton University alumnus Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com, and alumna MacKenzie Bezos, are donating $15 million to the University to create a center in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. The gift will establish the Bezos Center for Neural Circuit Dynamics, which will be led by institute co-director David Tank. </p>

<p>Jeff Bezos was an electrical engineering and computer science major at the University who graduated from Princeton with highest honors and Phi Beta Kappa in 1986. MacKenzie Bezos was an English major who graduated with highest honors in 1992 and a certificate increative writing.</p>

<p>“Professor Tank and his colleagues are on an epic quest to unravel one of humankind’s greatest challenges — understanding the brain,” said Jeff Bezos. “New tools and techniques are making possible discoveries that would have been unthinkable just two decades ago. We can hope for advancements that lead to understanding deep behaviors, more effective learning methods for young children, and cures for neurological diseases. MacKenzie and I are delighted and excited to support Princeton in their focus on fundamental neuroscience.” (continued)</p>

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<p>Princeton’s new Neuroscience building is currently under construction and will be opened in the spring of 2013:</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.princeton.edu/facilities/info/major_projects/neuropsychology/[/url]”>https://www.princeton.edu/facilities/info/major_projects/neuropsychology/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You can learn more about neuroscience at Princeton here:</p>

<p>[Princeton</a> Neuroscience Institute](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/neuroscience/]Princeton”>Princeton Neuroscience Institute)
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