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David Hubel

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David Hunter Hubel was an American-Canadian neurophysiologist known for his research into the structure and function of the visual cortex. Working jointly with Torsten Wiesel over more than two decades, he studied how information is processed in the visual system, research recognized with the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, which he shared with Wiesel and Roger W. Sperry. In 1978 Hubel and Wiesel jointly received the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University.

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Birth Year
1926 1
Birth Date
1926-02-27 1
Death Date
2013-09-22 1
Death Year
2013 1
Field
Neurophysiology 1
Death Place
Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S. 1
Nationality
American-Canadian 1
Notable Work
Visual system 1
Birthplace
Windsor, Ontario, Canada 1
Field
Field (category)
Neuroscience 1
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1. Wikipedia: David H. Hubel
  • Lead paragraph
    David Hunter Hubel FRS (February 27, 1926 - September 22, 2013) was an American Canadian neurophysiologist noted for his studies of the structure and function of the visual cortex.
  • Infobox, Born field
    (1926-02-27)February 27, 1926 Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • Infobox, Died field
    September 22, 2013(2013-09-22) (aged 87) Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.
  • Infobox, Known for field
    Visual system
  • Member Of: Royal Society, Article text
    Hubel was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society (ForMemRS) in 1982. ==Personal life==
  • Member Of: National Academy of Sciences, Categories
    Category:Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
  • Works In: Neuroscience, Lead sentence
    David Hunter Hubel (February 27, 1926, September 22, 2013) was an American Canadian neurophysiologist noted for his studies of the structure and function of the visual cortex.
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