Roger Wolcott Sperry Ph.D. [Zoology], M.A. [Psychology]
Roger Wolcott Sperry Ph.D. [Zoology], M.A. [Psychology]
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1981
Nobel co-recipients David H. Hubel, Torsten N. Wiesel
The President’s National Medal of Science – Biological Sciences 1989
Name: Roger Wolcott Sperry
Birth: 20 August 1913, Hartford, CT, USA
Death: 17 April 1994, Pasadena, CA, USA
Institution: California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA, USA
Award: “for his discoveries concerning the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres”
Subject: neurophysiology
Portion of cash: 1/3
Mentor Master’s Psychology: R.H. Stetson
Mentor Doctoral Zoology: Paul Weiss
Mentor Post Doc Psychology: Karl S. Lashley
Ralph Gerard, “I know of nobody else who has disposed of cherished ideas of his doctoral and postdoctoral sponsors, at that time the acknowledged leaders in their fields.”
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The President’s National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Title: Board of Trustees Professor of Psychobiology
Affiliation: California Institute of Technology Pasadena,California 91125 USA
Gender: Male
Year Deceased: 1994
Award Discipline: Biological Sciences
Award Year: 1989
Citation: “For his work on neurospecificity which showed how the intricate brain networks for behavior are effected through a system of chemical coding of individual cells, which has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of human nature.”
Presented to Dr. Sperry’s son, Mr. Glen Sperry, by President Bush at a White House Ceremony on October 18, 1989.