Giulio Tononi
Giulio Tononi | |
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| Born | 1960 Trento, Italy |
| Alma mater | Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies |
| Known for | Sleep research, integrated information theory, consciousness studies |
| Awards | NIH Director's Pioneer award (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Pisa University of California at San Diego |
| Notable students | Erik Hoel |
Giulio Tononi (Italian: [ˈdʒuːljo toˈnoːni]) is a neuroscientist and psychiatrist who holds the David P. White Chair in Sleep Medicine, as well as a Distinguished Chair in Consciousness Science, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is best known for his Integrated Information Theory (IIT), a mathematical theory of consciousness, which he proposed in 2004.