SPERRY, Roger
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1913 to 1994: died at age 80. died of Lou Gehrig disease.</p>
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neuropsych, neurobio and Nobel wiht Hubal and Wiesel for work on split-brain.</p>
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44th most cited psych of 20th century.</p>
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born in Hartford... father was a banker; mother ... biz school.
Mother was an asst principal.</p>
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captain of the basketball team at Oberlin... multi-athlete.</p>
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took intro psych from RH Stetson... who worked with Wm James!!!</p>
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Sperry drove Stetson around...</p>
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post doc with Karl Lashley at Harvard.</p>
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1946 U Chicago...
1952 section chief of Neuro dis at NIH.</p>
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came to Caltech ih 1954..</p>
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most famous expts with Joseph Bogen and Michael Gazzaniga...</p>
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