Lawrence Weiskrantz#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 759 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY |
| Elected: | 1990 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Lawrence Weiskrantz passed away January 27, 2018.
Positions Held
- Since 1993 Emeritus Professor, Oxford University
- 1967 - 1993 Professor of Psychology and Head of Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University
- 1966 - 1967 Reader in Physiological Psychology, University of Cambridge
- 1961 - 1966 Assisstant Director of Research, University of Cambridge
- 1956 - 1961 Research Associate, Psychological Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Fields of Scholarship
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Neuropsychology of memory and vision
- Residual processing in the absence of acknowledged awareness, for example Blindsight
Honours and Awards
- Fellow of Royal Society
- Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences
- Member, Academia Europaea
- Honorary President of the European Society for Philosophy and Psychology
- 1990 Hughlings Jackson Medal, Royal Society of Medicine
- 2002 John P. McGovern Medal in Behavioral Sciences, American Association for Advancement of Science
- 1992 William James Fellow, American Psychological Society
