Dr Richard Douglas Fields is a neuroscientist of global renown and expert on brain development. His research investigates neuron-glia interactions and the cellular mechanisms of neuroplasticity and memory. He is currently Chief of the Nervous System Development and Plasticity Section at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Maryland.

Author of over 150 studies in scientific journals Dr Fields has also written numerous authoritative books and magazine articles concerning his vital contributions to the field of neuroscience. Dr Fields has written two books specifically for a general audience: The Other Brain, and Why We Snap. His research has been featured in newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, including the National Geographic and ABC News Nightline.

Dr Fields shares his extensive knowledge of neuroscience in widely read magazines such as Outside Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Scientific American and Scientific American Mind, and is a regular columnist for The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, the Society for Neuroscience BrainFacts, and more.

Dr Fields serves on the editorial boards of several neuroscience journals and is a scientific advisor to several science magazines including Scientific American Mind.