Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Vilayanur Subramanian Ramachandran is an Indian-American neuroscientist. He is known for his experiments and theories in behavioral neurology, including the invention of the mirror box. Ramachandran is a distinguished professor in UCSD's Department of Psychology, where he is the director of the Center for Brain and Cognition.
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- Born in
- Tamil Nadu
- Educated at
- Trinity CollegeUniversity of Madras
- Awards
- 🏆 Ariëns Kappers Medal🏆 Padma Bhushan in science & engineering🏆 Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists
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1951
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