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Roger Sperry

American neuroscientist · United States · Doctors · Lived 1913 to 1994 · aged 80

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Roger Wolcott Sperry was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, who, together with David H. Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with split-brain research.

A life in dates

1994Died17 April 19941993APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to PsychologyAward1989National Medal of ScienceAwardWilliam James Fellow AwardAward1981Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineAward1979Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical ResearchAwardRalph W. Gerard PrizeAwardWolf Prize in MedicineAward1976Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAwardKarl Spencer Lashley AwardAward1971APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to PsychologyAward1969Howard Crosby Warren MedalAward1913Born20 August 1913

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Awards

APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology1993
National Medal of Science1989
William James Fellow Award1989
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1981
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research1979
Wolf Prize in Medicine1979
Ralph W. Gerard Prize1979
Karl Spencer Lashley Award1976
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1976
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology1971
Howard Crosby Warren Medal1969

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Father: Francis Bushnell Sperry

About this person

Roger Wolcott Sperry was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, who, together with David H. Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with split-brain research. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Sperry as the 44th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.

Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1994 · aged 80

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