Robert Wurtz

Robert Wurtz
Born (1936-03-28) 28 March 1936 (age 88)
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Alma materOberlin College
University of Michigan, PhD
AwardsSee text
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
Physiology
InstitutionsNational Institute of Mental Health and National Eye Institute of National Institute of Health
Thesis Self-Stimulation and Escape in Response to Stimulation of the Rat Amygdala  (1962)
Doctoral advisorJames Olds
Websitehttp://www.nei.nih.gov/intramural/lsr/wurtz/wurtz.asp

Robert H. Wurtz is an American neuroscientist working as a NIH Distinguished Scientist and Chief of the Section on Visuomotor Integration at the National Eye Institute. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is recognised for developing methods for studying the visual system in 'awake-behaving' primates (as opposed to those under anesthesia), a technique now widely used for the study of higher brain functions. He pioneered the study of the neuronal basis of vision and its relation with cognitive functions.[1]

  1. ^ "Robert Wurtz". www.crsltd.com. Cambridge Research Systems Ltd. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2013.