Roger Sperry

Roger Sperry (1913–1994) was United States best known for American neuroscientist.

Roger Wolcott Sperry (August 20, 1913 – April 17, 1994) was an American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist. He won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his pioneering "split-brain" research, which profoundly advanced our understanding of brain lateralization and consciousness. Sperry's work revealed the distinct functions of the brain's two hemispheres.