Peter Schiller (neuroscientist)

Peter H. Schiller
Born
Peter H. Schiller

(1931-05-05)5 May 1931
Berlin, Germany
Died23 December 2023(2023-12-23) (aged 92)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materDuke University (BA)
Clark University (MA, PhD)
OccupationNeurophysiologist

Peter H. Schiller (May 5, 1931 — December 23, 2023)[1] was a German-born neuroscientist. At the time of his death, he was a professor emeritus of Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Schiller is well known for his work on the behavioral, neurophysiological and pharmacological studies of the primate visual and oculomotor systems.[2]

  1. ^ "Professor Emeritus Peter Schiller, a pioneer researcher of the visual system, dies at 92". MIT. January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ See as sources for information on life and work: PNAS Profile of Peter H. Schiller and the autobiography of Schiller in Larry R. Squire, ed.: The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography, Vol. 7, pp. 586-640.