Alexander Luria
Alexander Luria · Science & Medicine
Founder of modern neuropsychology and the study of the brain's functional organization.
1902, Kazan, Russian Empire — 1977, Moscow, Soviet Union
Russia · Soviet Union
Alexander Luria is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Founder of modern neuropsychology and the study of the brain's functional organization.
Luria was a founder of modern neuropsychology who mapped how specific brain regions support higher mental functions, drawing on studies of soldiers with head wounds, and shaped clinical assessment worldwide. He was born into a Jewish family in Kazan; his father was a prominent physician.
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Founder of modern neuropsychology and the study of the brain's functional organization.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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