Roger Wolcott Sperry. 20 August 1913—17 April 1994

Roger Wolcott Sperry (20 August 1913-17 April 1994).

Roger Wolcott Richardson 1930 – 1993

551 Roger Wolcott Richardson was born on 30␣ May 1930 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was the eldest of the four sons of Roger Wolcott Richardson jr and Cora Johnson. His father was completing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the time of Richardson’s birth and subsequently devoted virtually his whole working life to a career as an executive with Standard Oil (later the Exxon Corporation). His y...

Roger Sperry: pioneer of neuronal specificity.

This essay looks at the historical significance of two APS classic papers that are freely available online: Sperry RW. Optic nerve regeneration with return of vision in anurans. J Neurophysiol 7: 57-69, 1944 (http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/7/1/57). Sperry RW. Restoration of vision after crossing of optic nerves and after contralateral transplantation of eye. J Neurophysiol 8: 15-28, 1945 ...

Roger Sperry and Split-brain Function.

ESSAYS ON APS CLASSIC PAPERS Roger Sperry: pioneer of neuronal specificity

This essay looks at the historical significance of two APS classic papers that are freely available online: Sperry RW. Optic nerve regeneration with return of vision in anurans. J Neurophysiol 7: 57–69, 1944 (http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/7/1/57). Sperry RW. Restoration of vision after crossing of optic nerves and after contralateral transplantation of eye. J Neurophysiol 8: 15–28, 1945 ...