Clinton N. Woolsey
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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. Clinton Nathan Woolsey;By Richard F. Thompson
/ref> Woolsey was the son of Joseph Woodhull and Mathilda Louise Aicholz Woolsey.Thompson p.3 He was the Charles Sumner Slichter Emeritus Professor of Neurophysiology and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a member of the
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, a founder of Waisman Center on Mental Retardation and Human Development at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.


Awards

* In 1982 he was awarded the
Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience The Ralph W. Gerard Award of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is an award in neuroscience awarded annually since 1978 for Lifetime Achievement. It is the highest recognition conferred by the SfN. As of 2018, the prize winner receives US$25,000. ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woolsey, Clinton N. 1904 births 1993 deaths University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty American neuroscientists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Woodhull family Woolsey family