Stephen Polyak
| Stephen L. Polyak | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stjepan Poljak December 13, 1889 Đurđevac, Austro-Hungarian empire, modern day Croatia |
| Died |
March 9, 1955 (aged 66) Chicago, Illinois, United States of America |
| Residence | Austro-Hungarian empire, United States of America |
| Fields | Anatomy, neurology |
| Institutions |
University Hospital Centre Zagreb University of California, Berkeley University of Chicago |
| Alma mater |
University of Zagreb University of Graz Odessa University |
| Academic advisors |
Santiago Ramón y Cajal Charles Judson Herrick Karl Lashley Grafton Elliot Smith |
| Known for | work on retina and visual system |
Stephen Lucian Polyak was an American neuroanatomist and neurologist considered to be one of the most prominent neuroanatomists of the 20th century.[1][2][3]
Polyak studied the functional structure of the organs of sight and hearing, explaining the function of the retina and the cochlea, and visual and auditory pathways and centers. He also gave a new interpretation of the basic visual processes.[1][4]
He was a mentor of Arthur Earl Walker.
See also
References
- 1 2 Ragnar Granit (1955). "The Grand Theme of Stephen Polyak". Science. p. 64. doi:10.1126/science.122.3158.64.
- ↑ Heinrich Klüver (1955). "Dr. Stephen Polyak, 1889–1955". Journal of Neurophysiology 18 (3): 64. doi:10.1126/science.122.3158.64.
- ↑ "Stephen Polyak Obituary". The British Journal of Ophthalmology 39 (5): 320. 1955.
- ↑ L.C. Triarhou (2007). "Stjepan Poljak (1889–1955)". Science 254: 1619–1620. doi:10.1007/s00415-007-0735-0.
Selected publications
- Polyak, S.L. (1941). "The Retina". The University of Chicago Press.
- S Polyak (1957). "The Vertebrate Visual System (Klüver H, ed)". The University of Chicago Press.
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