Michael Gazzaniga
Michael Gazzaniga | |
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| Born | December 12, 1939 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (BA) California Institute of Technology (PhD) |
| Known for | Split-brain research, cerebral lateralization, cognitive neuroscience |
| Awards | Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, neuroscience |
| Institutions | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Doctoral advisor | Roger Sperry |
| Doctoral students | Joseph E. LeDoux |
Michael S. Gazzaniga (born December 12, 1939) is an American cognitive neuroscientist who is an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the founder and retired director of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind at UCSB (2006–2023).