Roger Wolcott Sperry

Roger Sperry

Born	Roger Wolcott Sperry August 20, 1913 (2018-08-21) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	April 17, 1994 (1994-04-18) (aged 80) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Education	Oberlin College (BA, MA) University of Chicago (PhD)
Known for	Split-brain research Chemoaffinity hypothesis
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1981)
Scientific career
Fields	Neuropsychology
Thesis	Functional results of crossing nerves and transposing muscles in the fore and hind limbs of the rat (1941)
Doctoral advisor	Paul A. Weiss

Website	rogersperry.org

Neuropsychology
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Approaches Comparative neuropsychology Cognitive neuropsychology/Cognitive neuroscience Neuropsychoanalysis Developmental neuropsychology
Topics Neural substrate and Dissociation Brain regions Functional specialization Latelarization Left-brain interpreter Neural circuits Neuroplasticity Brain mapping Models of consciousness
Mental processes Arousal Attention Consciousness Decision making Executive functions Natural language Learning Memory Motor coordination Perception Planning Problem solving Thought
Clinical neuropsychology (assesment • rehabilitation) Brain injury Neurodegenerative disease Neurodevelopmental disorder Neuropsychological tests Neuroimaging Electrophysiology Cognitive rehabilitation therapy
Neuropsychological tests Benton Visual Retention Test Continuous Performance Task Halstead–Reitan Neuropsychological Battery Hayling and Brixton tests Lexical Decision Task Luria–Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery Mini–mental state examination Rey–Osterrieth complex figure Stroop Test Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Wechsler Memory Scale Wisconsin Card Sorting Task
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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. Hubel and Torsten Nils Wiesel, won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with split-brain research. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Sperry as the 44th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.