Roger W. Sperry Biography

Roger W. Sperry biography

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NAME: Roger W. Sperry
OCCUPATION: Academic, Biologist, Physiologist, Zoologist
BIRTH DATE: August 20, 1913
DEATH DATE: August 17, 1994
EDUCATION: Oberlin College, University of Chicago
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hartford, Connecticut
PLACE OF DEATH: Pasadena, California
Full Name: Roger Wolcott Sperry

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Roger W. Sperry was a 20th century scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking research on brain hemispheres.

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Born on August 20, 1913, in Hartford, Connecticut, Robert W. Sperry went on to do trailblazing research looking at the hemispheres of the human brain. His work led to the understanding that the right and left brain hemispheres have a complimentary relationship and paved the way for new developments in cognitive neuroscience. Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1981, he died on April 17, 1994.