Dean Buono (Buonomano) is a Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

His research explores how computations emerge from neural networks, the neural basis of learning and memory, and how the brain processes and tells time. He has lectured at many American and international universities and meetings, published numerous scientific articles in leading journals such as Science and Neuron, and been interviewed in newspapers and magazines including Discover, Newsweek, Scientific American, Houston Chronicle and Die Zeit.