William Uttal

William Reichenstein Uttal (March 24, 1931 – February 5, 2017)[2][3] was an American psychologist and engineer known for his criticism of cognitive neuroscience, and for his advocacy for distributed neural processing.[4] In Uttal's obituary in the American Journal of Psychology, Stanley Coren wrote that "His distinguished academic career is difficult to classify, but his specialty probably should be put under the heading "cognitive science"."[3]

William Uttal
Born
William Reichenstein Uttal

(1931-03-24)March 24, 1931
DiedFebruary 5, 2017(2017-02-05) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio State University
Known forCriticism of cognitive neuroscience
Scientific career
FieldsEngineering
Psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
Arizona State University
ThesisCutaneous sensitivity to pulse electrical stimuli (1957)
Doctoral advisorPhilbum Ratoosh

References

  1. Howard, Ian P.; Rogers, Brian J. (2012-01-27). Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2: Stereoscopic Vision. Oxford University Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-19-987735-5.
  2. "Uttal, William R." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  3. Stanley Coren (2018). "William R. Uttal (1931–2017)". The American Journal of Psychology. 131 (1): 91–93. doi:10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091. JSTOR 10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091.
  4. Killeen, Peter (2017-02-09). "William Uttal (1931-2017)". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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