H. A. Berlin

Heather Berlin
Heather Berlin speaking at Bloomsbury Theatre, London, 2014
Born	New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Fields	Neuroscience, Psychology, Science Communication
Institutions	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alma mater	University of Oxford, Harvard University
Thesis	Impulsivity, the orbitofrontal cortex and borderline personality disorder (2003)
Doctoral advisors	Susan Iverson, Edmund Rolls
Known for	neural basis of consciousness, unconscious processing, creativity, impulsivity, compulsivity. Television series: Science Goes to the Movies, Discovery Channel television series: Superhuman Showdown
Notable awards	Young Investigator Award American Neuropsychiatric Association, Phillip M. Rennick Award International Neuropsychological Society, Clifford Yorke Prize International Neuropsychoanalysis Society
Website http://heatherberlin.com

Heather A. Berlin is an American neuroscientist noted for her work in science communication and outreach. Her research focuses on brain-behavior relationships affecting the prevention and treatment of impulsive and compulsive psychiatric disorders. She is also interested in the neural basis of consciousness, dynamic unconscious processes, and creativity. Dr. Berlin is host of the PBS series Science Goes to the Movies and of the international Discovery Channel series Superhuman Showdown.

Berlin received her doctorate in experimental psychology/neuropsychology from University of Oxford, Magdalen College and her Master of Public Health from Harvard University specializing in psychiatric epidemiology and health care management/policy. Berlin earned her Master's in psychology from The New School for Social Research and Bachelor of Science from SUNY Stony Brook. Berlin was a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellow in psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai working on compulsive, impulsive, personality, and anxiety disorders. She is married to the rapper and playwright Baba Brinkman. They have a daughter, Hannah Skye, born in November 2013, and a son, Dylan Alexander, born in November 2016.