Roger Wolcott Sperry was an American neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist who shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel for his work on split-brain research, which showed that when the corpus callosum is severed the brain's two hemispheres function as separate conscious systems. He also proposed the chemoaffinity hypothesis, that nerve fibers carry chemical identification tags guiding the precise development of neural circuits. A 2002 survey ranked him the 44th most cited psychologist of the twentieth century.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionWon the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine, together with David H. Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, for his split-brain research. 1 Notable Work Connections
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won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with split-brain research.
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Sperry was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Francis Bushnell and Florence Kraemer Sperry.
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Additionally, research performed by Roger Sperry and his colleagues later suggested that severing interhemispheric connections to treat severe epilepsy was revealed by functional capacities in the right hemisphere.
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Roger Wolcott Sperry (August 20, 1913, April 17, 1994) was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, who, together with David H.
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Roger Wolcott Sperry (August 20, 1913, April 17, 1994) was an American neuropsychologist, neurobiologist, cognitive neuroscientist, who, together with David H.
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