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Dr Rex Jung is a highly respected neuropsychologist and brain imaging researcher. He is a Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico, a research scientist with the Mind Research Network, and a practicing clinical neuropsychologist in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Dr Jung’s area of research and expertise is diseases of the brain, along with what is known as ‘positive neuroscience’, that is, what the brain does well. His research has focused on intelligence, personality and creativity, as well as brain injury, trauma, lupus, schizophrenia and more.

Dr Jung has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and served in a range of editorial roles across a number of journals. His work has also been featured many times in mainstream media, in outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, Newsweek and the BBC.

Education
PhD, Clinical PsychologyThe University of New Mexico2001
MS, Clinical PsychologyThe University of New Mexico1996
5 Honors and Awards
International Society for Intelligence Research (ISIR)2020
President
American Psychological Association – Division 10 (Aesthetics, Creativity, and Arts)2020
Member
1 Book
Book cover of "The Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity"