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International Neuropsychological Society
The International Neuropsychological Society is an international non-profit learned society dedicated to promoting research in neuropsychology. It was established in 1967 with only a few members, with its membership growing to about 5,000 by 2015. Its first president was Karl H. Pribram. It was originally founded as the European International Neuropsychology Society, and was renamed to its current name in 1973. Its official journal is the ''Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society''. Presidents Presidents of the International Neuropsychological Society include: * Karl H. Pribram (1967–1968) * Raymond Denner (1969–1970) * Arthur Benton (1971) * Norman Geschwind (1972) * Allan Mirsky (1973) * Paul Satz (1974) * Louis Costa (1975) * Harold Goodglass (1976) * Marcel Kinsbourne (1977) * Aaron Smith (1978) * Edith Kaplan (1979) * Manfred Meie (1980) * Byron Rourke (1981) * Ken Heilman (1982) * Dirk Bakker (1983) * Nelson Butter (1984) * Freda Newcombe ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learned Society
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an discipline (academia), academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election. Most learned societies are non-profit organizations, and many are professional associations. Their activities typically include holding regular academic conference, conferences for the presentation and discussion of new research results and publishing or sponsoring academic journals in their discipline. Some also act as Professional association, professional bodies, regulating the activities of their members in the public interest or the collective interest of the membership. History Some of the oldest learned societies are the Académie des Jeux floraux (founded 1323), the Sodalitas Litterarum Vistulana (founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Kaplan
Edith F. Kaplan (February 16, 1924 – September 3, 2009) was an American psychologist. She was a pioneer of neuropsychological tests and did most of her work at the Boston VA Hospital. Kaplan is known for her promotion of clinical neuropsychology as a specialty area in psychology. She examined brain-behavioral relationships in aphasia, apraxia, developmental issues in clinical neuropsychology, as well as normal and abnormal aging. Kaplan helped develop a new method of assessing brain function with neuropsychological assessment, called " The Boston Process Approach." As a graduate student Kaplan worked with Heinz Werner, and then collaborated further with Norman Geschwind and Harold Goodglass. Personal history Kaplan was born in Brooklyn, New York. She earned her bachelor's degree at Brooklyn College, then did her graduate work at Clark University in Worcester, with a dissertation focusing on the development of word meanings and apraxia in children. Kaplan was a Professor in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linas Bieliauska
Linas is a Lithuanian male given name. It is the Lithuanian form of the name Linus, which derives from the Greek for " flax". The female equivalent is Lina. Linas may refer to: People *Linas Adomaitis (born 1976), Lithuanian musician *Linas Alsenas (born 1979), American writer *Linas Balčiūnas (born 1978), Lithuanian cyclist *Linas Kleiza (born 1985), Lithuanian basketball player *Linas Klimavičius (born 1989), Lithuanian football player *Linas Linkevičius (born 1961), Lithuanian politician *Linas Pilibaitis (born 1985), Lithuanian football player Other uses *Linas, Essonne, France * Monte Linas, Sardinia, Italy See also *Lina Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalin ... * Linas-Montlhéry References {{Given name Lithuanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Matthews (neuropsychologist)
Charles Matthews or Mathews may refer to: * Charles Mathews (1776–1835), English theatre manager and actor * Charles James Mathews (1803–1878), English actor, son of the above * Charles Edward Mathews (1834–1905), English mountaineer * Sir Charles Willie Mathews (1850–1920), English barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions, stepson of the above * Charles Matthews (Pennsylvania politician) (1856–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Charles Matthews (baseball), 19th-century American baseball player * Race Mathews (Charles Race Thorson Mathews, born 1935), Australian politician * Charles Matthews (Texas politician) (born 1939), former member of the Texas Railroad Commission * Charles Matthews (Whitewater), Whitewater controversy defendant * Charles Matthews (writer), one of the authors of ''How Wikipedia Works'' * Charles Matthews (basketball) (born 1996), American basketball player * Charles Matthews (neuropsychologist), president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Brooks (neuropsychologist)
Neil Brooks (born 27 July 1962) is an Australian former sprint freestyle swimmer best known for winning the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow as part of the ''Quietly Confident Quartet''. Brooks was as much known for his swimming achievements as he was for disciplinary incidents, and he often found himself in conflict with officialdom and threatened with sanctions. Born in England, Brooks emigrated to Australia as a toddler and started swimming lessons after nearly drowning in a childhood accident. After initially being known for his lack of technique, Brooks quickly rose through the youth ranks. Brooks made his debut at the Australian Championships in 1976, but it was not until 1979 that he medalled at national level and made his debut for Australia at a FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) Swimming World Cup meet. In 1980, he gained prominence by breaking the Australian record in the 100 m freestyle and being invited to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Levin (neuropsychologist)
Harvey Robert Levin (born September 2, 1950) is an American television producer, legal analyst, celebrity reporter, and former lawyer. He is the founder of celebrity news website TMZ, and the former host of ''OBJECTified'', which aired on the Fox News Channel. Early life and education Levin was born September 2, 1950, in Los Angeles County, California to a Jewish family. He attended high school at Grover Cleveland High School in Reseda, Los Angeles and graduated in 1968 with honors. Levin attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he graduated with a B.A. in political science in 1972. He later attended the University of Chicago Law School and graduated with a J.D. in 1975. Career Early law career and academia Levin was an active attorney in the state of California for two decades, from December 18, 1975, until January 1, 1996. In the mid-1970s, Levin taught law at the University of Miami School of Law under Soia Mentschikoff. He briefly practiced in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muriel Lezak
Muriel Elaine Deutsch Lezak (August 26, 1927 – October 6, 2021) was an American neuropsychologist best known for her book ''Neuropsychological Assessment'', widely accepted as the standard in the field. Her work has centred on the research, assessment, and rehabilitation of brain injury. Lezak was a professor of neurology at the Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine. She favored the flexible approach to administering neuropsychological batteries. Biography Lezak was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1927. She held bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago, and earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Portland in 1960. She worked in clinics and taught psychology until 1966. In the 1940s, Lezak began work as a clinical psychologist. She became interested in the connection between the brain and an individual's behavior after treating World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War veterans. Through her work, she realized ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallgrim Kløve
Hallgrim Kløve (22 June 1927 – 25 January 2010) was a Norwegian psychologist. Kløve was born in Moss. He was assigned as researcher at the Indiana University, and was appointed professor at the University of Wisconsin in 1970. He worked at the University of Bergen from 1971. His research fields were neuropsychology and epilepsy Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrica .... References 1927 births 2010 deaths People from Moss, Norway Norwegian psychologists Indiana University faculty University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Academic staff of the University of Bergen Norwegian expatriates in the United States {{norway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freda Newcombe
Freda Gladys Newcombe (1925–2001) was a British clinical neuropsychologist who played a pivotal role in the development of the discipline of cognitive neuropsychology. She was a fellow of Linacre College, Oxford, from 1968 to 1992, and then Honorary Fellow from 1992. She served as President of the International Neuropsychological Society in 1985 and was made an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1994. She was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Essex in 1995. Education Newcombe took a Bachelor of Arts degree with Distinction in Psychology at the University of Manchester in 1946, before going on to post-graduate training in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, London. She then moved to Greece, where she worked with the International Welfare Organization in Athens, before returning to the UK in 1961. In 1963 she was recruited by Professor William Ritchie Russell at the University of Oxford to study the effects of brain injuries ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Butter
Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a libretto by Alan Pryce-Jones * Nelson (band), an American rock band * ''Nelson'', a 2010 album by Paolo Conte People * Nelson (surname), including a list of people with the name * Nelson (given name), including a list of people with the name * Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805), British admiral * Nelson Mandela, the first black South African president Fictional characters * Alice Nelson, the housekeeper on the TV series ''The Brady Bunch'' * Dave Nelson, a main character on the TV series ''NewsRadio'' * Emma Nelson, on the TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Foggy Nelson, law partner of Matt Murdock in the Marvel Comic Universe * Greg Nelson, on the American soap opera ''All My Children'' * Harriman Nelson, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Bakker
Dirk Michael Bakker is a South African politician and lawyer who represented the National Party (NP) and New National Party (NNP) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2004, gaining election in 1994 and 1999. He served the Gauteng constituency. During his second term, he was also the NNP's national legal director, in which capacity he advised the NNP on its cooperation agreement with the governing African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a social-democratic political party in South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when the first post-apartheid election install ... (ANC). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bakker, Michael Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century South African politicians 21st-century South African politicians National Party (South Africa) politicians Members of the National Assembly of South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
