Giuseppe Moruzzi | |
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 Moruzzi in 1965 | |
| Born | July 30, 1910 |
| Died | March 11, 1986 (aged 75) |
| Known for | Discovery of the reticular activating system |
| Awards | Karl Spencer Lashley Award (1965) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurophysiology |
| Institutions | University of Pisa |
Giuseppe Moruzzi (July 30, 1910 – March 11, 1986) was an Italian neurophysiologist. He was one of three scientists who connected wakefulness to a series of brain structures known as the reticular activating system, and his work reframed sleep as an active process in the brain rather than a passive one. He received the Karl Spencer Lashley Award from the American Philosophical Society and the Feltrinelli Prize from the Accademia dei Lincei.