Susan Iversen obituary

Pioneer in the field of neuropsychopharmacology who trained a generation of scientists

Macbeth's doctor declared himself unable to cure the mind diseased", and it remains a challenge to understand and treat mental and neurological conditions.

Susan Iversen, who has died aged 84, was a neuropsychologist. She saw the need to start with the fundamentals - understanding how different brain areas, and the complex networks of chemical signals that communicate between them, exert their impact on behaviour.