Karl H. Pribram
Karl H. Pribram (/ˈpraɪbræm/; German: [ˈpʀiːbram]; February 25, 1919 – January 19, 2015) was an Austrian-born American neuroscientist and educator. He taught at Georgetown University, Yale University, Stanford University, and Radford University. He also did a lot of work on the meaning of the limbic system, the relationship of the frontal cortex to the limbic system, cortex discoveries of the parietal and temporal lobes, and the classical motor cortex of the human brain.[1]
Karl H. Pribram | |
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 Karl Pribram in Kepler Museum, Prague, 2010. | |
| Born | February 25, 1919 |
| Died | January 19, 2015 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (B.S., 1938) University of Chicago (M.D., 1941) |
| Known for | Holonomic brain theory |
| Spouse | Katherine Neville |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Influences | Sir Charles Sherrington, Karl Lashley, Dennis Gabor |
Pribram was born in Vienna to a Jewish Czechoslovakian father and an Indonesian mother. He attended school in Gstaad, Switzerland and in Indiana, United States. He was married and had five children.
Pribram died from cancer on January 19, 2015 in Virginia. He was 95.[2]
References
change- ↑ Pribram, Karl H. 1969. Brain and behaviour. Hammondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-080521-4
- ↑ "Karl Pribram 1919-2015". karlpribram.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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