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   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 and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his work with split-brain research.

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   Roger Wolcott Sperry was an American neurobiologist. He was a corecipient with David Hunter Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1981 for their investigations of brain function, Sperry in particular for his study of functional specialization in the cerebral.

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   Jul 23, 1997 · Sperry started this investigation with cats and monkeys, but later extended it to human beings when patients became available whose hemispheres had been surgically separated in order to control intractable epilepsy.

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   Roger W. Sperry. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1981. Born: 20 August 1913, Hartford, CT, USA. Died: 17 April 1994, Pasadena, CA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA.

6. rogersperry.orgRoger Wolcott Sperry | Life and Works

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   Learn about the life and works of Roger Wolcott Sperry, a pioneer of neuroscience and neuropsychology who studied the mind-brain problem. Explore his biography, achievements, publications, and legacy on this website.

7. rogersperry.orgBiography | Roger Wolcott Sperry

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   Learn about the life and works of Roger Wolcott Sperry, a pioneer in neuroscience and Nobel laureate. Explore his contributions to brain research, split-brain studies, and cerebral organization.

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   Who is Roger Wolcott Sperry?

   • Roger Wolcott Sperry was an American neurobiologist. He was a corecipient with David Hunter Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1981 for their investigations of brain function, Sperry in particular for his study of functional specialization in the cerebral

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   • Prize share: 1/2 Roger Sperry was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. His father worked at a bank and his mother was also schooled in economics. Sperry studied psychology and other subjects at Oberlin College and zoology at the University of Chicago.

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   • His ideas have made a permanent impact on neuroscience, neuropsychology, psychology, philosophy, and society. Sperry was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century. Sperry, Board of Trustees Professor of Psychobiology, Emeritus, at California Institute of Technology, died at the age of 80 on April 17, 1994 in Pasadena, California.

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   Did Roger Sperry have a child?

   • He was married in 1949 and had a son and a daughter. Both human and animal brains have two halves with somewhat different functions. One way Roger Sperry studied these functions was by examining patients whose hemisphere-connecting nerves had been severed to alleviate serious epilepsy.

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9. rogersperry.orgVita | Roger Wolcott Sperry

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   Learn about the biography, education, research, publications, awards and honors of Roger Wolcott Sperry, the neuroscientist who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine/Physiology in 1981. Explore his contributions to the fields of psychobiology, neuropsychology, neurobiology and split-brain research.