William Uttal
William Reichenstein Uttal (March 24, 1931 – February 5, 2017)[2][3] was an American psychologist and engineer known for his criticism of cognitive neuroscience, and for his advocacy for distributed neural processing.[4] In Uttal's obituary in the American Journal of Psychology, Stanley Coren wrote that "His distinguished academic career is difficult to classify, but his specialty probably should be put under the heading "cognitive science"."[3]
William Uttal | |
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| Born | William Reichenstein Uttal March 24, 1931 |
| Died | February 5, 2017 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Known for | Criticism of cognitive neuroscience |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Engineering Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Arizona State University |
| Thesis | Cutaneous sensitivity to pulse electrical stimuli (1957) |
| Doctoral advisor | Philbum Ratoosh |
References
- Howard, Ian P.; Rogers, Brian J. (2012-01-27). Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2: Stereoscopic Vision. Oxford University Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-19-987735-5.
- "Uttal, William R." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- Stanley Coren (2018). "William R. Uttal (1931–2017)". The American Journal of Psychology. 131 (1): 91–93. doi:10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091. JSTOR 10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091.
- Killeen, Peter (2017-02-09). "William Uttal (1931-2017)". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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