William Thomas Newsome (born June 5, 1952) is a

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at Stanford University who works to "understand the neuronal processes that mediate visual perception and visually guided behavior."Newsome Lab Research Interests
/ref> He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. According to an article in PNAS, "What sets Newsome's research apart from many other studies in this area is that the techniques he uses—primarily, stimulation of brain areas of primates with microelectrodes—have helped demonstrate cause and effect rather than merely show a correlation between behavior and activity of the brain."Biography of William T. Newsome
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Personal life

Newsome is a Christian.

Awards

* Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator (1997– Present)HHMI Profile
/ref> * Member National Academy of Sciences (2000) * Member,

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* Member,

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* António Champalimaud Vision Award, (2010) * Karl Spencer Lashley Award,

(2010) * Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award,

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

Dan David Prize The Dan David Prize is a major international award that recognizes and supports outstanding contributions to the study of history and other disciplines that shed light on the human past. It awards nine prizes of $300,000 each year to outstanding ...

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

(2004) * W. Alden Spencer Award,

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(1994) * Rank Prize in Opto-electronics, Rank Prize Funds, London * Pepose Award in Vision Science (2015)

Publications

His publications include: * "A selective impairment of motion perception following lesions of the middle temporal visual area" ''The Journal of Neuroscience'' (1988) * "Neuronal correlates of a perceptual decision" ''Nature'' (1989) * "Correlated neuronal discharge rate and its implications for psychophysical performance" ''Nature'' (1994) * "Noise, neural codes and cortical organization" ''Current Opinion in Biology'' (1994) * "The variable discharge of cortical neurons: implications for connectivity, computation, and information coding" ''The Journal of Neuroscience'' (1998)"The variable discharge of cortical neurons: implications for connectivity, computation, and information coding" ''The Journal of Neuroscience'' (1998)
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Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newsome, William 1952 births Living people People from Florida American neuroscientists Howard Hughes Medical Investigators Stanford University School of Medicine faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences

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