Torsten Wiesel

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:neuroscientist
gptkbp:advocated_for neuroscience education
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Rockefeller_University
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Crafoord_Prize
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Lasker_Award
gptkb:Gairdner_Foundation_International_Award
gptkbp:born June 3, 1924
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:David_Hubel
gptkbp:contribution discovery of feature detectors in the visual system
gptkbp:education gptkb:Uppsala_University
gptkbp:field neuroscience
gptkbp:has_influence_on gptkb:psychology
ophthalmologists
medical researchers
biologists
students of psychology
cognitive scientists
neuroscience researchers
neuroscience students
educators in neuroscience
visual neuroscientists
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Torsten Wiesel
gptkbp:influenced neuroscience research
understanding of visual perception
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Santiago_Ramón_y_Cajal
gptkbp:involved_in scientific outreach
gptkbp:known_for research on the visual system
gptkbp:member gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Swedish_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Swedish
gptkbp:published books on neuroscience
several scientific papers
gptkbp:received gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Medicine
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
honorary doctorates
gptkbp:recipients gptkb:David_Hubel
gptkbp:research imaging techniques
electrophysiology
anatomical tracing
gptkbp:research_focus visual cortex
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Miriam_Wiesel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roger_Sperry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5