Louis Sokoloff

Louis Sokoloff (born October 14, 1921) is an American neuroscientist. He is considered to be a pioneer in functional imaging of the brain.^[1]

Early life

Sokoloff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Honors

He has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1980.^[1] In 1981, he received the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award. In 1987, he received the Karl Spencer Lashley Award; "For his elucidation of the physiological and biochemical processes involved in the metabolism of the brain and the application of these discoveries to the measurement of functional activity within that organ". In 1988, Sokoloff, together with Seymour S. Kety received the NAS Award in the Neurosciences,^[1] "For developing techniques to measure brain blood flow and metabolism - valuable tools in the study of brain function that have major applications in clinical medicine."

References