Masakazu Konishi
Masakazu Konishi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 February 1933 |
| Died | 23 July 2020 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Hokkaido University (B.S.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.) |
| Awards | International Prize for Biology (1990) Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biology, Ethology |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | The role of audition in the development and maintenance of avian vocal behavior (1963) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Marler |
| Doctoral students | Larry Katz |
Masakazu "Mark" Konishi (小西 正一, Konishi Masakazu; 17 February 1933 – 23 July 2020) was a Japanese neurobiologist, known for his research on the neuroscience underlying the behavior of owls and songbirds.