Sperry, Hubel, Wiesel (1981) — Brain hemispheres and visual cortex

nerves · Nobel Prize · Physiology or Medicine 1981 · 1981

Sperry: left brain handles abstract/analytical thinking, right brain processes spatial cognition and complex sounds. Hubel & Wiesel: nerve cells in visual cortex react to specific visual stimuli (angle, movement, direction).

Authors

Roger Sperry, David Hubel, Torsten Wiesel

Research lens

Sperry: left brain handles abstract/analytical thinking, right brain processes spatial cognition and complex sounds. Hubel & Wiesel: nerve cells in visual cortex react to specific visual stimuli (angle, movement, direction).

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