Psychophysicists
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Gustav Theodor Fechner coined the word ‘Psychophysics’ to define research which aims to describe the relation of physical stimuli and the contents of consciousness such as sensations. This was only the beginning of the field of science which produced several eminent scientists. Psychophysics quantifies perception by examining the relation between stimuli and the responses. With extensive research work carried out for several decades now, Psychophysicists have refined the methods and techniques and deal with problems in learning, memory, attitude measurement and social psychology. Psychophysicists are extensively acquainted with several branches of science such as biology, mathematics, psychology, physics and even computational science. They contribute a great deal in understanding the very presence of reason in the human mind and dig deeper in the amazing dimensions of the human mind. They apply these methods to study the human perceptual system, detect and define signal and successfully use it to study digital signal processing. They even extended the applications to the field of neurology helping in understanding different neurological disorders. Discover this space for the list of famous comparative psychologists with their biographies that include trivia and interesting facts about them and also trace their timeline and life history.
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Birthdate: January 31, 1944
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis
Connie Booth is best known as Polly Sherman from the series Fawlty Towers. She was also seen in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail and the series Monty Python's Flying Circus. She also appeared on stage. After retiring from acting, she began working as a psychotherapist in London.
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Philippa Perry
(Psychotherapist, Novelist)
Birthdate: November 1, 1957
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Warrington
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Milton H. Erickson
(Psychotherapist, Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Writer)
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Aurum
Died: March 25, 1980
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Shiranthi Rajapaksa
(Child Psychologist)
Birthdate: January 23, 1953
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Badulla, Sri Lanka
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Otto Loewi
(Former pharmacologist and psychobiologist who discovered the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter)
Birthdate: June 3, 1873
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany
Died: December 25, 1961
Otto Loewi was a German-born American psycho-biologist and pharmacologist, whose research on neurology proved that chemicals were involved in the transmission of nerve impulses. Working with Sir Henry Dale, he established the role of acetylcholine as an endogenous neurotransmitter, co-winning the Nobel Prize for it. Later, he worked on diabetes and devised Loewi’s test for the detection of pancreatic disease.
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Peter Blos
(German-American Psychoanalyst)
Birthdate: February 2, 1904
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: June 12, 1997
Peter Blos is considered a pioneer of child and adolescent psychology. The German-born psychoanalyst earned a degree in education and then a PhD in biology from Vienna. He later moved to the U.S. during the rise of the Nazis. He is also known for his work with psychoanalyst Erik Erikson.
Birthdate: August 8, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jerusalem
