Michel Jouvet
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Michel Jouvet | |
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Born | Michel Valentin Marcel Jouvet 16 November 1925 |
Died | 3 October 2017 Villeurbanne, France | (aged 91)
Occupation(s) | Neuroscientist, medical researcher |
Years active | 1950s–2017 |
Known for | sleep research |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Lyon University of Paris (Medicine) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | University of Lyon |
Michel Valentin Marcel Jouvet (16 November 1925 – 3 October 2017) was a French neuroscientist and medical researcher.
His works, and those of his team, have brought about the discovery of
Career
Jouvet was Professor of Experimental Medicine at the
He described the
His review "Paradoxical sleep mechanisms" was published in the journal Sleep in 1994.[3] In The Paradox of Sleep (MIT Press, 1999) Jouvet proposed the speculative theory that the purpose of dreaming is a kind of iterative neurological programming that works to preserve an individual's psychological heredity, the basis of personality. He also wrote a novel, The Castle of Dreams.[3]
In 1959, Jouvet conducted several experiments on
Honors and awards
He was elected in 1977 to the French Academy of Sciences and received the Intra-Sciences Prize in the United States in 1981 and the Prize of the Foundation for the Medical Research in 1983. In 1991 he was awarded the prestigious Prix mondial Cino Del Duca.
The Sleep Research Society presented him with its Distinguished Scientist Award in 1990.[3] In June 2003, Jouvet was recognized at the 17th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).[3]
Death
Jouvet died at age 91.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Michel Jouvet, pioneering sleep scientist". The Telegraph. October 12, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (October 13, 2017). "He unlocked secrets of REM sleep". The Globe and Mail. New York Times News Service. p. S9.
- ^ a b c d e "Michel Jouvet: Sleep research pioneer (1925 – 2017)". aasm.org. American Academy of Sleep Medicine. October 4, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2018.