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3 unusual facts about Norman Geschwind


Norman Geschwind

In later years, Geschwind worked with a number of neurologists to whose future research careers in behavioral neurology he gave significant direction; among these were Kenneth Heilman, Elliott Ross, and David N. Caplan.

He studied with Sir Charles Symonds who taught the importance of neurologic mechanisms to studying disorders.

Within neurology, several of these neurologists went on to train other neurologists in behavioral neurology including D. Frank Benson, Antonio Damasio, Marsel Mesulam, Kenneth Heilman, and Elliott Ross.


Geschwind–Galaburda hypothesis

The Geschwind–Galaburda hypothesis was proposed by Norman Geschwind and Albert Galaburda to explain sex differences in cognitive abilities by relating them to Lateralization of brain function.


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