Paul Bach-y-Rita

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Paul Bach-y-Rita (born April 4, 1934 in New York , † November 20, 2006 ) was an American neurophysiologist and a pioneer in the study of neuroplasticity .

Life

His main focus was on rehabilitation after brain injuries . Based on the theoretical assumption of the neuroplasticity of the brain, he and colleagues presented ideas for a machine in 1969 that would translate the images from a camera into vibration signals and thus help the blind to find their way around. Such machines have been tested since the beginning of the 21st century and used in teaching with handicapped children and in the rehabilitation of war invalids and stroke victims.

In his honor, the University of Wisconsin Foundation donated the Paul Bach-y-Rita Lectureship Fund .

literature

  • Nonsynaptic diffusion neurotransmission and late brain reorganization , New York, Demos, 1995
  • Recovery of function: theoretical considerations for brain injury rehabilitation , Bern, Huber, 1980
  • Brain mechanisms in sensory substitution , New York, Academic Press, 1972
  • The control of eye movements , New York, Academic Press, 1971

Movie

  • Norman Doidge: A new start in the head - how our brain repairs itself.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ OBITUARIES ( English ) In: Madison.com . November 22, 2006. Retrieved December 18, 2015: "Section Bach-y-Rita, Paul"
  2. ^ Founder: Paul Bach-y-Rita ( English ) In: University of Wisconsin – Madison . Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 18, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tcnl.bme.wisc.edu
  3. ^ Neuroplasticity ( English ) In: Encyclopaedia Britannica . May 2, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ IN MEMORIAM: Professor Paul Bach-y-Rita ( English ) University of Wisconsin . July 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 17, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.engr.wisc.edu
personal data
SURNAME Bach-y-Rita, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American neurophysiologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH new York
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 2006