Torsten Wiesel

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gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1924-06-03
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neuroscience
physiology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torsten Wiesel
gptkbp:knownFor discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system
gptkbp:languageSpoken English
Swedish
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gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkb:Roger_W._Sperry
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1981
gptkbp:notableWork research on visual system
work on visual cortex
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gptkb:professor
gptkb:scientist
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gptkbp:positionHeld President of the Rockefeller University
faculty at Harvard Medical School
faculty at Rockefeller University
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