Elliot Valenstein
Elliot Valenstein | |
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| Born | Elliot Spiro Valenstein December 9, 1923 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 2023 (aged 99) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupations | Neuroscientist, psychologist |
Elliot Spiro Valenstein (December 9, 1923 – January 12, 2023) was an American psychologist who was professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Michigan.[1][2] He was an authority on brain stimulation, psychosurgery and the history of psychiatry.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Valenstein was born in New York City on December 9, 1923, to Louis and Helen Valenstein (formally Spiro).[citation needed] He fought in World War II. After returning from the war he attended City College of New York for his B.S. and University of Kansas for his M.A and PhD.[3]
Valenstein was the chief of the neuropsychology section at Walter Reed Institute Research from 1957 to 1961. He started teaching at University of Michigan in 1970.[4]
Valenstein was married to Thelma Lewis from 1947 until her death on December 13, 2020.[5] They have two children together; Paul and Carl. Valenstein died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on January 12, 2023, at the age of 99.[6]
Published books
[edit | edit source]- Brain Control: A Critical Examination of Brain Stimulation and Psychosurgery (1973)
- Brain Stimulation and Motivation: Research and Commentary (Ed.) (1973)
- Great and Desperate Cures: The Rise and Decline of psychosurgery and other Radical Treatments for Mental Illness (1986), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Blaming the Brain: The Truth About Drugs and Mental Health (1998)
- The War of the Soups and the Sparks: The Discovery of Neurotransmitters and the Dispute over how Nerves Communicate (2005)
See also
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References
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- ^ “Elliot Valenstein: U-M LSA Department of Psychology.” LSA, University of Michigan, lsa.umich.edu/psych/people/emeriti-faculty/esv.html.
- ^ “Elliot Valenstein: U-M LSA Department of Psychology.” LSA, University of Michigan, lsa.umich.edu/psych/people/emeriti-faculty/esv.html.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Faculty Page at University of Michigan
- StayFreeMagazine.org - 'Better Living Through Lobotomy: What can the history of psychosurgery tell us about medicine today? An Interview with Elliot Valenstein', Allison Xantha Miller (Fall, 2003)
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