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Karl Pribram

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Karl Pribram · Science & Medicine

What

Neuroscientist known for the holonomic theory of brain function.

When

1919, Vienna, Austria — 2015, Virginia, United States

Where

Austria · United States

Biography

Karl Pribram is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Neuroscientist known for the holonomic theory of brain function.

How & why

Karl Pribram was a neuroscientist and neurosurgeon who coined the term neuropsychology and proposed the holonomic (holographic) theory of brain function, mapping roles of the limbic system and frontal lobes. He was born into a Jewish family in Vienna and emigrated to the United States, working at Stanford and Radford.

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Neuroscientist known for the holonomic theory of brain function.

1919

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology