Abstract
David Hubel (1926–2013): the man who developed our understanding of vision
Highlights
David Hubel (Fig. 1) was born on the 27th of February 1926 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
In 1954 he moved to America, where in Baltimore he began residency in neurology at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hubel noticed that various light signals stimulate individual neurons whereas others are left inactivated
Summary
David Hubel (Fig. 1) was born on the 27th of February 1926 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Together with a team of neurophysiologists he conducted studies on the visual cortex in sleeping and awakened cats. Hubel noticed that various light signals stimulate individual neurons whereas others are left inactivated. The research was conducted again placing a microelectrode in the striate cortex of cats.
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