Stephen Polyak

Stephen Polyak
Born Stjepan Lucian Poljak
December 13, 1889
Đurđevac, Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia)
Died March 9, 1955(1955-03-09) (aged 65)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater University of Zagreb
University of Graz
Odessa University
Known for work on retina and visual system
Scientific career
Fields Anatomy, neurology
Institutions University Hospital Centre Zagreb
University of California, Berkeley
University of Chicago
Academic advisors Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Karl Lashley
Grafton Elliot Smith

Stephen Polyak (born Stjepan Lucian Poljak; December 13, 1889 – March 9, 1955)[1] was an American neuroanatomist and neurologist considered to be one of the most prominent neuroanatomists of the 20th century.[2][3][4]

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.[2][5]

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References

  1. ↑ Stephen Polyak biography, researchgate.net; accessed February 5, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Ragnar Granit (1955). "The Grand Theme of Stephen Polyak". Science. 122 (3158): 64. doi:10.1126/science.122.3158.64. More than one of |number= and |issue= specified (help)
  3. ↑ Heinrich Klüver (1955). "Dr. Stephen Polyak, 1889–1955". Journal of Neurophysiology. 18 (3158): 64. doi:10.1126/science.122.3158.64. More than one of |number= and |issue= specified (help)
  4. ↑ "Stephen Polyak Obituary". The British Journal of Ophthalmology. 39 (5): 320. 1955. doi:10.1136/bjo.39.5.320-a. More than one of |number= and |issue= specified (help)
  5. ↑ L.C. Triarhou (2007). "Stjepan Poljak (1889–1955)". J Neurol. 254 (11): 1619–20. doi:10.1007/s00415-007-0735-0. PMID 18026892.

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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