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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1982 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1981 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael S. Gazzaniga is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on subfields such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The scientist has contributed to research on a variety of topics, including:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Recent publications reflect ongoing research activities, including the following works:

  • Full inter-hemispheric integration sustained by a fraction of posterior callosal fibers, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • No Disconnection Syndrome after Near-Complete Callosotomy, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Split-brain patients: A clinical vs experimental perspective, 2025, Handbook of clinical neurology
  • Full interhemispheric integration sustained by a fraction of posterior callosal fibers, 2025, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Handbook of clinical neurology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in research have been:

  • Lukas J. Volz
  • Tyler Santander
  • Selin Bekir
  • Theresa Paul
  • Jessica M. Simonson

Over the course of their career, Michael S. Gazzaniga has received several awards and honors. These include membership in prominent organizations and recognition from professional societies:

  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science, 2015
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2008
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine, 2005
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1982
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1981

Best Publications

  • The Cognitive Neurosciences

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  • The Bisected Brain

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  • Cerebral specialization and interhemispheric communication: does the corpus callosum enable the human condition?

    Michael S. Gazzaniga

  • The new cognitive neurosciences

    Michael S. Gazzaniga;Emilio Bizzi

  • The Integrated Mind

    Michael S. Gazzaniga;Joseph E. LeDoux

  • Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind

    Michael Gazzaniga;Richard B. Ivry;George R. Mangun

  • Combined spatial and temporal imaging of brain activity during visual selective attention in humans.

    H. J. Heinze;George R Mangun;W. Burchert;H. Hinrichs

  • Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy

    Henry Greely;Barbara Sahakian;John Harris;Ronald C. Kessler

  • The Ethical Brain

    Michael S. Gazzaniga

  • The Mind's Past

    Michael S. Gazzaniga

  • Interhemispheric relationships: the neocortical commissures; syndromes of hemisphere disconnection

    Roger W. Sperry;Michael S. Gazzaniga;Joseph E. Bogen

  • Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain

    Michael S. Gazzaniga

  • LANGUAGE AFTER SECTION OF THE CEREBRAL COMMISSURES

    M. S. Gazzaniga;R. W. Sperry

  • The Split Brain in Man

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  • The new cognitive neurosciences, 2nd ed.

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  • The Social Brain

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  • Nature's Mind : The Biological Roots of Thinking, Emotions, Sexuality, Language, and Intelligence

    Michael S. Gazzaniga

  • Understanding complexity in the human brain

    Danielle S. Bassett;Michael S. Gazzaniga

  • Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique

    Michael S. Gazzaniga

  • Some functional effects of sectioning the cerebral commissures in man.

    M. S. Gazzaniga;J. E. Bogen;R. W. Sperry

  • New cognitive neurosciences

    Michael S. Gazzaniga

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph E. LeDoux
Joseph E. LeDoux New York University
Paul M. Corballis
Paul M. Corballis University of Auckland
Scott T. Grafton
Scott T. Grafton University of California, Santa Barbara
George R. Mangun
George R. Mangun University of California, Davis
Michael B. Miller
Michael B. Miller University of California, Santa Barbara
Todd C. Handy
Todd C. Handy University of British Columbia
Steven A. Hillyard
Steven A. Hillyard University of California, San Diego
Roger W. Sperry
Roger W. Sperry California Institute of Technology
John D. Van Horn
John D. Van Horn University of Virginia
Alan Kingstone
Alan Kingstone University of British Columbia

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