Mortimer Mishkin
Mortimer Mishkin · Science & Medicine
Neuroscientist who mapped the brain's memory and visual systems; National Medal of Science (2009)
1926, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States — 2021, United States
United States
Mortimer Mishkin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Neuroscientist who mapped the brain's memory and visual systems; National Medal of Science (2009)
Mishkin was a neuroscientist at the U.S. National Institutes of Health who mapped how the brain processes vision and stores memory, identifying the ventral and dorsal visual streams and the role of the medial temporal lobe. Born to Russian Jewish immigrants in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, he received the National Medal of Science in 2009.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
Neuroscientist who mapped the brain's memory and visual systems; National Medal of Science (2009)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the US National Medal of Science
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