Mortimer Mishkin Ph.D.
Mortimer Mishkin Ph.D.
National Medal of Science – Behavioral and Social Science 2009
Name: Mortimer Mishkin
Birth: 13 December, 1926., Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Title: Senior Investigator
Affiliation: National Institute of Health, USA
Citation: “For his contributions to understanding the neural basis of perception and memory in primates, notably the delineation of sensory neocortical processing systems especially for vision, audition, and somatic sensation, and the organization of memory systems in the brain.” Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on November 17, 2010.
“Perseverance is built into the trait of curiosity, a scientist’s motivation. If you’re sufficiently curious, you’re willing to continue despite failures and obstacles. It’s so easy to give up.”
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Mortimer Mishkin. Award ceremony, White House 17 Nov. 2010
Mortimer Mishkin, National Institutes of Health, for fundamental contributions to understanding the functional organization of the primate brain, including the discovery of the role of the inferior temporal cortex in vision, delineation of the selective contributions of medial temporal lobe structures to memory, and discovery of the neural bases of cognitive and noncognitive memory systems.