Roger Wolcott Sperry

Roger Sperry
Born
Roger Wolcott Sperry

August 20, 1913 (2018-08-21)
DiedApril 17, 1994 (1994-04-18) (aged 80)
Alma mater
Known for
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1981)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuropsychology
ThesisFunctional results of crossing nerves and transposing muscles in the fore and hind limbs of the rat (1941)
Doctoral advisorPaul A. Weiss
Websiterogersperry.org

Roger Wolcott Sperry (August 20, 1913 – April 17, 1994) was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate who, together with David Hunter Hubel[1] and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work with split-brain research.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Sperry as the 44th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[12]

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  12. ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell III, John L.; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–152. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.

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