William Uttal

William Uttal
William Uttal
Born	William Reichenstein Uttal; March 24, 1931; Mineola, New York
Died	February 5, 2017 (aged 85)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Known for	Criticism of cognitive neuroscience
	Scientific career
Fields	Engineering; Psychology
Institutions	University of Michigan; Arizona State University
Thesis	Cutaneous sensitivity to pulse electrical stimuli (1957)
Doctoral advisor	Philburn Ratoosh

William Reichenstein Uttal (March 24, 1931 – February 5, 2017)^[2]^[3] was an American psychologist and engineer known for his criticism of cognitive neuroscience, and for his advocacy for .^[4] In Uttal's obituary in the American Journal of Psychology, Stanley Coren wrote that "His distinguished academic career is difficult to classify, but his specialty probably should be put under the heading "cognitive science"."^[3]

He was married for 64 years to Michiye May Nishimura Uttal. He has three daughters: Lynet Uttal, Taneil Uttal, and Lisa Uttal Meek.

References[]

^ Howard, Ian P.; Rogers, Brian J. (2012-01-27). Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2: Stereoscopic Vision. Oxford University Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-19-987735-5.
^ "Uttal, William R." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Stanley Coren (2018). "William R. Uttal (1931–2017)". The American Journal of Psychology. 131 (1): 91–93. doi:10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091. JSTOR 10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091.
^ Killeen, Peter (2017-02-09). "William Uttal (1931-2017)". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2020-01-05.

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[1] Howard, Ian P.; Rogers, Brian J. (2012-01-27). Perceiving in Depth, Volume 2: Stereoscopic Vision. Oxford University Press. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-19-987735-5.

[2] "Uttal, William R." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2020-01-06.

[ajp-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Stanley Coren (2018). "William R. Uttal (1931–2017)". The American Journal of Psychology. 131 (1): 91–93. doi:10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091. JSTOR 10.5406/amerjpsyc.131.1.0091.

[4] Killeen, Peter (2017-02-09). "William Uttal (1931-2017)". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2020-01-05.

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William Uttal
Born	William Reichenstein Uttal (1931-03-24)March 24, 1931 Mineola, New York^[1]
Died	February 5, 2017(2017-02-05) (aged 85)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Known for	Criticism of cognitive neuroscience
Scientific career
Fields	Engineering Psychology
Institutions	University of Michigan Arizona State University
Thesis	Cutaneous sensitivity to pulse electrical stimuli (1957)
Doctoral advisor	Philburn Ratoosh