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David H. Hubel*‡ and Torsten N. Wiesel† much further than obtaining on, off, or on-off responses Harvard Medical School to diffuse light. Neurophysiology in the late 50s was Department of Neurobiology underpopulated, and CNS studies were mainly concen-Boston, Massachusetts 02115 trated on work in spinal cord. We moved into a vacuum,
1. März 1998 · The history of the visual receptive field (RF) from Hartline to Hubel and Wiesel is traced, paving the way for a better understanding of how objective properties of the external world are encoded to become subjective properties of a subjective, perceptual world.
The six papers published in the Journal of Neurophysiology between 1963 and 1965 constitute the seminal contributions of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel to developmental plasticity in the central nervous system.
Torsten Nils Wiesel (* 3. Juni 1924 in Uppsala) [1] ist ein schwedisch-US-amerikanischer Neurophysiologe, Neurobiologe und Träger des Nobelpreises für Physiologie oder Medizin . Wiesel wurde 1954 am Karolinska-Institut in Stockholm in Medizin bei Carl Gustaf Bernhard auf dem Gebiet der neurophysiologischen Grundlagenforschung promoviert.
11. Nov. 2004 · Scientists' understanding of two central problems in neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy has been greatly influenced by the work of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel: What is it to see? This relates to the machinery that underlies visual perception, How do we acquire the brain's mechanisms for vision?
6. Juni 2009 · During the classic period of the Hubel–Wiesel collaboration, Torsten was seen by most people as a scientist who combined creativity with extremely high scientific standards. But none of us, including David, who knew him best, saw in Torsten great leadership potential. Most of us saw Torsten as modest, slightly shy, and not disposed to giving David Hubel-like bravura lectures.
IN CONVERSATION. 154 CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 100, NO. 2, 25 JANUARY 2011. Torsten Wiesel: twenty nine years after his Nobel Prize. Torsten Wiesel after his lecture at IISc, 15 November 2010 (Courtesy: Mukha Wiesel) Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change as a result of one’s experience, by forming new neural connections.
