Lawrence Weiskrantz
Lawrence Weiskrantz FRS (28 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a British neuropsychologist. Weiskrantz is credited with discovering the phenomenon of blindsight, and with establishing the role of the amygdala in emotional learning and emotional behavior. Blindsight is when a person with a brain injury causing blindness can nevertheless detect, point accurately at, and discriminate visually presented objects.
Lawrence Weiskrantz | |
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| Born | 28 March 1926 |
| Died | 27 January 2018 (aged 91) |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | Swarthmore College |
| Known for | blindsight |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | psychology, neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience |
| Institutions | Oxford University |
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