Eliot Stellar (November 1, 1919 – October 12, 1993) was an American a physiological

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noted for his research of the physiological processes of the brain and how they affect motivation and behavior. New York Times:Dr. Eliot Stellar, 73; Viewed Psychology Through Physiology;By WOLFGANG SAXON; October 15, 1993
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called him "one of the founders of ... behavioral neuroscience". Stellar was a provost at the

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, a member of the

and the president of the Academy's the Human Rights Committee, president of the

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, president of the

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, a recipient of the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Physiologists and of the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

Chronology

* November 1, 1919: born in Boston, Massachusetts * 1941: graduated from

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* 1942: M.S.,

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* 1947: Ph.D.,

* 1947-1960: faculty positions at

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* 1960-1965: professor of physiological psychology, Department of Anatomy, the

* 1967: the Warren Medal of the Society of Experimental Physiologists * 1965-1973: director of the Institute of Neurological Sciences, the

* 1973-1978: provost, the

* 1990, at age 70, Chair of the Department of Anatomy,

* 1993: the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement * 1993 dies of cancer at the University Medical Center in Philadelphia

References

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