Gregor Golob was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1937. After his studies at the University of Vienna, he began his professional career with an internship in neurosurgery in Freiburg im Breisgau. In 1967 he moved to the United States, where he had many positions in academic medicine, including director of the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology at Rutgers University School of Medicine and professor of neurophysiology at the New Jersey Medical School. While conducting research on brain function and Alzheimer’s disease, he became interested in music and was awarded fellowships by the Rockefeller Foundation and the National Science Foundation
He was also a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School, New York University School of Medicine, and Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Golob has published thirty-two books on music, including "Golob's Music Dictionary" (with Beatrice E.
Hulst), "The Neuroanatomy Atlas" (editor), "Movies for the Mind," and “Understanding Music: The Foundations of Creative Thinking." He has received numerous awards for his work in science and education, including the Order of Arts and Letters (France), International Society for Music Education Award (USA), Levi Strauss Award (USA), Rockefeller Foundation Award (USA), AIMA Award (USA) , the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art (Austria), US National Medal of Science (USA) , the Copley Medal (USA) , the Gold Medal from IMA Congresses (Belgium) , Honorary Membership from IMA Congresses (Canada) , Honorary Membership from IMA Congresses (Germany) , Honorary Membership from IMA Congresses (Serbia) , Honorary Membership from IMA Congresses (Slovenia) , Honorary Membership from IMA Congresses (Sweden) . He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, American Philosophical Society, The Linnean Society of London, American Association for the Advancement of Science – Board on Psychology & Human Behavior – Council on Human Development – Society for Neuroscience – United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization – International Neuropsychological Society – American Stroke Association – Society for Neuroscience – American Academy of Achievement – Institute for Scientific Information – American Neurological Association - New Jersey State Medical Society - National Academy of Neuropsychology - Society for Neuroscience - Institute for Scientific Information.
I always wanted to know what it is right. Maybe we know each other from time immemorial, if you know that in you is the eternal energy of goodness, which is most important for you.Gregor Golob
The most beautiful is to see the joy in your eyes.Gregor Golob
