Emeritus Richard Silberstein

Biography

Professor Richard Silberstein holds a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne in Neurophysiology and a BSc (Hon) majoring in Physics from Monash University. He was the head of the Dept. of Physics at Swinburne University (1985 – 1995) and the foundation director of the Brain Science Institute at Swinburne University (1996 – 2002). He is an Honorary Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Howard Florey Institute of Medical Physiology and serves on the Executive Board of the International Society for Brain Electromagnetic Topography and the Pan Pacific Conference for Brain Topography as well as the Editorial Board of Brain Topography. In March 2011, Professor Silberstein was awarded a Gold ‘Great Mind Award’ at the Advertising Research Foundation’s annual convention. The award was co-presented by David Krajicek, co-president, GfK Custom Research North America, and Steve Coffey, CRO, NPD Group and chairman, ARF Board of Directors. “This prestigious award recognizes the ‘Great Minds’ who contribute to the excellence of our industry and advance the art and science of advertising research, “remarked Krajicek….

Research Interest

Neurophysiology