Michael Gazzaniga

Michael Gazzaniga
Born (1939-12-12) December 12, 1939 (age 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Alma materDartmouth College (BA)
California Institute of Technology (PhD)
Known forSplit-brain research, cerebral lateralization, cognitive neuroscience
AwardsElected to the National Academy of Sciences, honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology, neuroscience
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Doctoral advisorRoger Sperry
Doctoral studentsJoseph E. LeDoux

Michael S. Gazzaniga (born December 12, 1939) is an American psychologist who is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he heads the new SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind.[2] He is one of the leading researchers in cognitive neuroscience, the study of the neural basis of mind.[3] He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences.[3]

  1. ^ Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS). "In Honor Of ... Michael Gazzaniga".
  2. ^ "Michael Gazzaniga". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Michael Gazzaniga is the Director of the SAGE Center for the Study of Mind at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
  3. ^ a b Wedding, Danny (27 September 2016). "Tony Puente on Michael Gazzaniga". American Psychological Association. American Psychological Association. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Michael Gazzaniga is one of the leading intellectuals in cognitive neuroscience.