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Don Stuss 1941-2019

Don Stuss was one of the foremost contemporary neuropsychologists, world leader in the neuroscientific study of the prefrontal cortex, and founding director of two leading neuroscience institutes (the Rotman Research Institute and the Ontario Brain Institute). Don’s science always started with clinical observations and was centered on questions central to humanity, such as how we view ourselves and others and how we successfully function in the world. In the same vein, Don brought his humanity into all of his interactions, leaving many indelible impressions throughout the world in his personal and professional networks.

The purpose of this website is for people touched by Don to share thoughts and memories as we celebrate his life and grieve his loss. To leave a comment on the page please click here. If you have any photos that you would like to share in the gallery please send them in an email to [email protected].
                                                                                                       -Brian Levine

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Paul Heinbecker

9/10/2019

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Don and I were friends since high school when we both attended St. Jerome’s in Kitchener. Although our career paths diverged—Don became a scientist and I a diplomat--we stayed in touch down through the years, right up to his final days in Toronto. 

It was evident already in high school that Don would be exceptional. Of the two of us, he was the stronger academically, I the better athletically, which Don would only grudgingly admit. (We both stood out in football and track. In preparation for games and meets we would retreat to Don’s mom’s diner where she served us chocolate milkshakes with raw eggs, a sports diet like no other!). 
Don had many talents but it was, of course, as a scientist and academic that he excelled. Recipient of the Order of Ontario and Order of Canada, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, University Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto and winner of many other awards, Don was pre-eminent in his field. But he wore his many honours admirably lightly.

A patriotic Canadian, he was the child of immigrants and proud of his Ukrainian roots. His enormous contribution to science made him a poster boy of the benefits to Canada of immigration and integration. 
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An unassuming academic star, an honest and exceptional talent, Don was always open to fun, kind to all and true to friends. They don’t make them like Don any more. I will miss him enormously.
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    ​Obituaries written by Don's friends and colleagues:

    American Psychologist
    Brian Levine and Gus Craik.
    Read it here


    The Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
    Mick Alexander, Terry Picton & Tim Shallice

    Canadian Psychologist
    Gus Craik & Brian Levine
    Read it here. 

    Appreciation of Don in the Globe and Mail. Click here. 

    Call for Abstracts: Special Issue of Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience in honour of Don Stuss
    Click here for details.

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