Daniel Glaser is an imaging neuroscientist and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London. He uses FMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) to examine human brain function. He is currently Head of Special Project in Public Engagement at the Wellcome Trust. He was the first Scientist in Residence at the ICA, and is a founder member of the International Neuro-Psychoanalysis Society.

He has made numerous appearances on national and local radio and has featured in articles in daily newspapers and on the Internet. He chairs the ICA's Cafe Scientifique which is the London branch of a national series providing a new way for scientists to interact with a general public.