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Torsten Nils Wiesel (born 3 June 1924) is a Swedish neurophysiologist. With David H. Hubel , [5] [6] [7] he received the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , [4] for their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system ; the prize was shared with Roger W. Sperry [8] for his independent research on the cerebral ...
Torsten Wiesel (born June 3, 1924, Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish neurobiologist, recipient with David Hunter Hubel and Roger Wolcott Sperry of the 1981 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. All three scientists were honoured for their investigations of brain function, Wiesel and Hubel in particular for their collaborative studies of the ...
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In 2007, the Torsten Wiesel Research Institute was established by the World Eye Organization at West China Hospital in Chengdu, China, to engage in basic and clinical research, especially on eye diseases most prevalent in Asia. I was married to Jean Stein from 1995 to 2007. My grandson Owen Thomas Cullen was born on July 14, 2007.
Torsten Wiesel and David Hubel discovered how the visual system processes information in the brain. They also showed that this ability develops in children after birth.
Torsten Wiesel is a retired professor and president of The Rockefeller University, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1981 for his studies of visual cortex. He is also a prominent international science advocate and human rights activist, involved in various organizations and initiatives.
Watch and listen to Torsten Wiesel, a Nobel laureate in Medicine for his studies of the visual system in the brain. He talks about his research, challenges, and current projects in neuroscience.
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Torsten Wiesel is a Swedish neuroscientist and physician who won the Nobel Prize in 1981 for his studies of visual cortex. He is also a leader in promoting science and human rights, and an honorary member of the Young Academy of Sweden.
