▁Eric ▁K and el ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁Ab el ▁is ▁an ▁Elect ed ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁Ne uro bi ology ▁of ▁Learning ▁and ▁Memory . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁neu ros cient ists ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Iowa ▁fac ulty ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁fac ulty ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Science <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁high l ighter ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁writing ▁device ▁used ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁sections ▁of ▁text ▁by ▁mark ing ▁them ▁with ▁a ▁v ivid , ▁transl uc ent ▁colour . ▁A ▁typical ▁high l ighter ▁is ▁flu ores cent ▁yellow , ▁col oured ▁with ▁py ran ine . ▁D ifferent ▁comp ounds , ▁such ▁as ▁rh od am ines ▁( R hod am ine ▁ 6 G D , ▁Rh od am ine ▁B ) ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁other ▁colours . ▁ ▁History ▁A ▁high l ighter ▁is ▁a ▁marker ▁filled ▁with ▁transparent ▁flu ores cent ▁in k ▁instead ▁of ▁black ▁or ▁op aque ▁in k . ▁The ▁first ▁high l ighter ▁was ▁invent ed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Frank ▁H onn ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁ ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Carter ' s ▁In k