Robert Maurice Sapolsky is a neuroendocrinologist; professor of Biology, Neuroscience, and Neurosurgery at Stanford University; and Research Associate for the National Museums of Kenya. Much of his research revolves around the issues of stress, neural degeneration, and possibilities of gene therapy strategies for protecting susceptible neurons from disease. Sapolsky spends much of his time in Kenya studying and researching baboons for his current work on the strengthening of neurons. He also writes extensively about neural impairment and insanity defense within the American legal system.