Dr. Tarvez Tucker is Professor of Neurology and Neurocritical Care and a Neuroscience Intensive Care physician at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. She won the American Academy of Neurology award for “Creative Expression of Human Values in Neurology” in 2022, which became the basis for her book TWILIGHT: The Neuroscience of Our Last Words and Moments. She was chosen for the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and has been honored by her peers as one of “America’s Best Doctors” for six consecutive years. Dr. Tucker is a frequent speaker at professional societies and to the public, including the Alzheimer’s Association, AARP, and the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” campaign. She has appeared on many radio and TV programs, as well as authoring a newspaper column in the Lexington Herald Leader, on topics of women’s health and the female brain. Dr. Tucker also served as a neurologist for the National Football League, examining Cincinnati Bengals players suspected of having a concussion. A horse lover since childhood, she competed in “Three-Day Eventing,” which combines tightly orchestrated skills in dressage with risky cross-country jumping (a dubious choice for a traumatic brain injury expert).