Robert Wurtz

This article is about the American neuroscientist. For the French football referee, see Robert Wurtz (referee).
Robert Wurtz
Born (1936-03-28) 28 March 1936
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Alma materOberlin College
University of Michigan, PhD
AwardsGruber Prize 2010
Gerard Prize 2006
Dan David Prize 2004
Lashley Award 1995
Golden Brain Award 1991
W. Alden Spencer Award 1987
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
Physiology
InstitutionsNational Institute of Mental Health and National Eye Institute of National Institute of Health
ThesisSelf-Stimulation and Escape in Response to Stimulation of the Rat Amygdala (1962)
Doctoral advisorJames Olds
Websitearchived NIH website

Robert H. Wurtz is an American neuroscientist working as a NIH Distinguished Scientist and Chief of the Section on Visuomotor Integration at the National Eye Institute. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is recognized for developing methods for studying the visual system in "awake-behaving" primates (as opposed to those under anesthesia), a technique now widely used for the study of higher brain functions. He pioneered the study of the neuronal basis of vision and its relation with cognitive functions.

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