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Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Suzana Herculano-Houzel (born 1972) is a Brazilian neuroscientist. Her main field of work is comparative neuroanatomy; her findings include a method of counting neurons in human and other animals' brains and the relation between the cerebral cortex area and the thickness and number of cortical folds. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Suzana Herculano-Houzel is the 1,096th most popular biologist, the 1,469th most popular biography from Brazil and the 6th most popular Brazilian Biologist.

Suzana Herculano-Houzel is a Brazilian neuroscientist known for her research on the structure and function of the brain, particularly her work on the number of neurons in the human brain compared to other species. She is also recognized for developing a method to quantify brain cells, which has advanced the understanding of brain evolution and complexity.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Suzana Herculano-Houzel ranks 1,096 out of 1,097. Before her are Cristina Garmendia, David Bellamy, Peter Piot, Magnus Manske, Lubna Tahtamouni, and PZ Myers. After her are Cornelia Bargmann, Pardis Sabeti, Gretchen Daily, Riin Tamm, Maria Van Kerkhove, and Feng Zhang.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Suzana Herculano-Houzel ranks 1,469 out of 2,236. Before her are Dodô (1992), Felipe Mattioni (1988), Ricardo Santos (1987), Raphael Claus (1979), Killing of Jean Charles de Menezes (1978), and Heberty Fernandes de Andrade (1988). After her are Eduardo Marques (1976), Mariano (1986), Danni Suzuki (1977), Fofão (1970), Ataliba (1979), and Jaqueline Carvalho (1983).

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1992 - Present
HPI: 43.02
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Rank: 1,469
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1976 - Present
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