The Visual Pathways and Perception: Evidence for Distinct Subsystem in Vision
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(This information was taken from the Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series Program 1986-1987).
Dr. Hubel, a Nobel laureate, is John Franklin Ender University Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard University. He is also a senior fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows and an associate of Leverett House, Harvard. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Dr. Hubel received the B.Sc. and the M.D. from McGill University and Medical School. He completed his residency at Montreal Neurological Institute, where he was a fellow in electroencephalography. Recognition for his work has included Harvard's Ledlie Prize, the Horwitz Prize of Columbia University, the Friedenwald Award, honorary degrees from Harvard, McGill, and the University of Manitoba. He has given named lectureships at the University of Pennsylvania, Cambridge University, Princeton University, Harvard University, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and others. In 1981 he received the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology with Torsten Weisel for "information processing in the visual system." Dr. Hubel is a member of the Royal Society (London), the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Physiological Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Science , among others.
His Work: Dr. Hubel's research has focused on the neurophysiology and neuroanatomy of the visual systems of higher mammals.
His Lecture: October 11, 1986: "The Visual Pathways and Perception: Evidence for Distinct Subsystems in Vision"
Keywords
Neurophysiology
Creation Date
October 11, 1986
Recommended Citation
Hubel, David Hunter, "The Visual Pathways and Perception: Evidence for Distinct Subsystem in Vision" (1986). DSLS 1986-1987. 5.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/dsls_1986_1987/5