| Glenn Northcutt | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Fields: | Neuroscience, ethology, neurobiology |
| Workplaces: | UC San Diego School of Medicine |
| Alma Mater: | Millikin University, University of Illinois |
| Thesis Title: | The Telencephalon of the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta belli) |
| Thesis Url: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/50308#/summary |
| Thesis Year: | 1968 |
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| Notable Students: | Walter Wilczynski, Georg F. Striedter |
| Known For: | Work on comparative vertebrate neurobiology |
| Awards: | Guggenheim Fellowship for Natural Sciences (1978)[1] |
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Richard Glenn Northcutt (born 1941)[2] is an American neuroscientist known for his work in comparative vertebrate neurobiology and evolutionary neuroscience. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Comparative Neurology, Journal of Morphology, Visual Neuroscience, and Zoologische Reike, and was editor in chief of Brain, Behavior and Evolution.