Michael Gazzaniga
American psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Michael S. Gazzaniga (born December 12, 1939) is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the USA, where he heads the new SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind.[2] He is one of the leading researchers in cognitive neuroscience, the study of the neural basis of mind.[3] He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences.[3]
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Born | (1939-12-12) December 12, 1939 (age 84) Los Angeles, California, USA[1] |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College, Caltech |
Known for | Split-brain research, cerebral lateralization, cognitive neuroscience |
Awards | Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin |
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Fields | Psychology, neuroscience |
Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara, SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind |
Doctoral advisor | Roger Sperry |
Doctoral students | Joseph E. LeDoux |
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