Chris Frith is Emeritus Professor of Neuropsychology at the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging at University College London and Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, University of London. He is author of Making Up the Mind: How the Brain Creates Our Mental World. The Friths jointly received the European Latsis Prize in 2009 for their contribution to understanding the human mind and brain, the Jean Nicod Prize in 2014 for their work on social cognition, and the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society's Distinguished Scholar Award in 2021.

Uta Frith is Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London. She is the author of Autism: Explaining the Enigma. The Friths jointly received the European Latsis Prize in 2009 for their contribution to understanding the human mind and brain, the Jean Nicod Prize in 2014 for their work on social cognition, and the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society's Distinguished Scholar Award in 2021.