Hermann Munk
Hermann Munk · Science & Medicine
Physiologist who localized vision to the occipital cortex of the brain
1839, Posen, Prussia (now Poznań, Poland) — 1912, Berlin, Germany
Germany
Hermann Munk is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physiologist who localized vision to the occipital cortex of the brain
Munk was a German Jewish physiologist whose experimental lesion studies in dogs localized vision to the occipital cortex of the brain, a foundational result in the neurophysiology of the senses. His mapping of cortical sensory areas shaped modern understanding of brain localization. He came from a Jewish family in Posen.
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Physiologist who localized vision to the occipital cortex of the brain
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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