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J. Anthony Movshon

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J. Anthony Movshon · Science & Medicine

What

Neuroscientist of visual perception; FMRS

When

1950, New York City, USA

Where

United States · United Kingdom

Biography

J. Anthony Movshon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Neuroscientist of visual perception; FMRS

How & why

J. Anthony Movshon is an American neuroscientist and University Professor at New York University, where he founded the Center for Neural Science, renowned for his work on how the brain represents visual form and motion and links perception to action. In 2024 he was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. He is listed among Jewish figures in Jewish biographical compilations; mainstream biographies do not detail his religious background.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews elected to Foreign Membership of the British Royal Society

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Neuroscientist of visual perception; FMRS

2024

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews elected to Foreign Membership of the British Royal Society