Levy, Jerre (1938–)
Levy, Jerre (1938–)
American brain researcher. Born April 7, 1938, in Birmingham, Alabama; California Institute of Technology, PhD, 1970; married and div.; children: 2.
A leading authority on the specializations of the left and right cerebral hemispheres (LH and RH), focused research on the links between neurological organization and behavioral processes in humans; was associate professor at University of Pennsylvania (1972–77); joined the staff of University of Chicago (1977), becoming a full professor, then professor emeritus; wrote more than 80 publications in her field.
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