Curt Richter

"In the first half of the twentieth century, psychology was a discipline in search of scientific legitimacy. Debates raged over how much of human and animal behavior is instinctive and how much is learned, and how behavior could be quantified accurately. At the Johns Hopkins University's new Phipps Psychiatric Clinic, Curt P. Richter stood aside from these heated arguments, choosing instead to apply his data-collection methods, innovative measurement techniques, playful sense of exploration, and consummate surgical skill to laboratory examinations of the biological basis of behavior." "From identifying the biological clocks that govern behavior and physiology to observing the self-regulation of nutrient levels by the body, the cyclical nature of some mental illnesses, and the causes of hopelessness, Richter's wide-ranging discoveries not only influenced the burgeoning field of psychobiology and paved the way for later researchers but also often had implications for the treatment of patients in the clinic."--Jacket.

המשפט הראשון: Curt Richter's vita, as written by him for his dissertation, reads: "Curt P. Richter was born February 20, 1894, in Denver, Colorado.

שנה

2005

שפה

English

הוצאה

The Johns Hopkins University Press

מהדורות

1

עמודים

208

ISBN

9780801880735

מקור הנתונים: Wikidata