Joseph E. Bogen

https://doi.org/10.1016/S1874-6055(06)80025-3

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This chapter focuses on the life and achievements of Joseph E. Bogen. Joseph Bogen was a neurosurgeon who pioneered “split-brain” surgery for epilepsy and studied the first “split-brain” patients of the modern era. He is also credited for popularizing the concepts of hemisphere specialization and wrote widely about consciousness as a neurobiological phenomenon. This chapter highlights his appointments and honors. He was appointed as an assistant in surgery, Cornell Medical School, and later as a research fellow in neurophysiology with California Institute of Technology. He has received many accolades, including fellow, American College of Surgeons, award of merit by California Association of Neurological Surgeons, best of show by Descanso Bonsai Society, and others.

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