Clinton N. Woolsey

Coat of Arms of Clinton N. Woolsey

Clinton Nathan Woolsey (November 30, 1904 — January 14, 1993) was an American neuroscientist notable for mapping the brain and exploring the location and inner workings of touch, hearing, and vision. [1] [2]

Woolsey was the son of Joseph Woodhull and Mathilda Louise Aicholz Woolsey.[3]

He was the Charles Sumner Slichter Emeritus Professor of Neurophysiology and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[2] a member of the National Academy of Sciences,[2] a founder of Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Clinton Woolsey Dies; Neuroscientist Was 88". The New York Times. 20 January 1993.
  2. ^ a b c Clinton Nathan Woolsey;By Richard F. Thompson
  3. ^ Thompson p.3