Lawrence Weiskrantz
Lawrence Weiskrantz (March 28, 1926 - January 27, 2018 ) was a British psychologist .
Lawrence Weiskrantz received his B.Sc. in Oxford and in 1953 the Ph.D. at Harvard University . He taught 11 years at Cambridge University and was 1967 to 1993 professor of psychology at Magdalen College of the University of Oxford . He was Professor Emeritus at Baylor University in Waco , Texas . Weiskrantz was best known for his discovery of blind vision ( Blindsight , see cortical blindness ).
In 1980 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society . He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States and the Academia Europaea .
Fonts
- Analysis of Behavioral Change . 1967
- The Neuropsychology of Cognitive Function . 1982
- Animal Intelligence . 1985
- Blindsight . 1986
- Thought Without Language . 1988
- Consciousness Lost and Found . 1997
Web links
- Lawrence Weiskrantz at Baylor University
Individual evidence
- ^ Professor Larry Weiskrantz 1926-2018. Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, January 29, 2018, accessed January 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Lawrence Weiskrantz. In: Royal Society. Accessed May 7, 2018 .
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| SURNAME | Weiskrantz, Lawrence |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weiskrantz, Larry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British psychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1926 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 2018 |