Masakazu Konishi
Japanese neurobiologist (1933–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Masakazu "Mark" Konishi (小西 正一, Konishi Masakazu, 17 February 1933 – 23 July 2020) was a Japanese neurobiologist, known for his research on the neuroscience underlying the behavior of owls and songbirds.[1][3]
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Masakazu Konishi | |
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Born | (1933-02-17)17 February 1933 |
Died | 23 July 2020(2020-07-23) (aged 87) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Hokkaido University (B.S.) University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)[1] |
Awards | International Prize for Biology (1990)[1] Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2005)[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Biology, Ethology |
Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
Thesis | The role of audition in the development and maintenance of avian vocal behavior (1963) |
Doctoral advisor | Peter Marler[1] |
Doctoral students | Larry Katz[2] |
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