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Martha Herbert, MD, PhD - Autism A Brain Disorder or a Disorder That Affects the Brain

 

Dr. Martha Herbert is a researcher for neuroimaging studies of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, interested in the complex nature of the neurobehavioral problems of the children she treats.

Dr. Herbert received her Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of California Santa Cruz in studies of the History of Consciousness, and her M.D. in 1991 from College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.

Additionally, she is the Director of the Brain Development Initiative and the Cure Autism Now Foundation, and among her many achievements, has received the Cure Autism Now Innovator Award.

Dr. Herbert is currently an Assistant Professor, Neurology at Harvard Medical School.