Ursula Bellugi
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Ursula Bellugi (February 21, 1931 – April 17, 2022) was an American
Early life and education
Bellugi was born in
Career
In 1968 she moved to California, working at the
Research
Broadly stated, she conducted research on the biological bases of language. More specifically, she studied the neurological bases of American Sign Language extensively, and her work led to the discovery that the left hemisphere of the human brain becomes specialized for language, whether spoken or signed, a striking demonstration of neuronal plasticity.[6][7][8][9]
She also investigated the language abilities of individuals with
Honors and distinctions
Bellugi was recognized with numerous awards, including the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association (1992).[17] In 2007 she was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[18] and in 2008 she was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[19] She was also on the advisory council of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
Personal life
In 1954 Bellugi married the Italian conductor Piero Bellugi.[20]: 48 , whom she divorced while in Cambridge.[4] She conducted much of her research in collaboration with her second husband Edward Klima, a linguist who also specialized in the study of American Sign Language at the University of California San Diego (UCSD).[21] She had two sons, David and Rob.[4]
She died on April 17, 2022, in La Jolla, California.[22]
Publications
Books
- The Signs of Language. Klima, E.S., & Bellugi, U. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1979. —Paperback Edition, 1988; —Reprinted, 1995. (Award from Association of American Publishers for Most Outstanding Book in the Behavioral Sciences).
- Signed and Spoken Language: Biological Constraints on Linguistic Form. Bellugi, U., & Studdert-Kennedy, M. Dahlem Konferenzen. Weinheim/Deerfield Beach, FL: Verlag Chemie, 1980.
- What the Hands Reveal about the Brain. Poizner, H., Klima, E.S., & Bellugi, U. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press/Bradford Books, 1987.
- Language, modality and the brain. Trends in Neurosciences. 10, 380–388. (Reprinted in M.H. Johnson, (Ed.), Brain development and cognition. London: Blackwell).
- Clues to the neurobiology of language. Bellugi, U., & Hickok, G. Washington, DC: Library of Congress.
- The signs of aphasia. In F. Boller & J. Grafman (Eds.), Handbook of neuropsychology, (2nd ed pp 38–50). Hickok, G., & Bellugi, U. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Science Publishers.
- Bridging cognition, brain and molecular genetics: Evidence from Williams syndrome. Trends in Neurosciences, 5, 197–208. Bellugi, U., Lichtenberger, L., Mills, D., Galaburda, A. & Korenberg, J.R. (1999).
- Journey from cognition to brain to gene: New perspectives from Williams Syndrome. Bellugi, U. & St. George, M. (Eds.) Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001.
- Affect, social behavior and brain in Williams syndrome. Current Directions in Psychological Science. Bellugi, U., Järvinen-Pasley, A., Doyle, T., Reilly, J., & Korenberg, J. (2007).
- Williams syndrome : A neurogenetic model of human behavior. In Encyclopedia of the Human Genome. Korenberg, J.R., Bellugi, U., Salandanan, L.S., Mills, D.L., & Reiss, A.L.
Selected publications
- Chailangkarn, Thanathom; Trujillo, Cleber A.; Freitas, Beatriz C.; Hrvoj-Mihic, Branka; Herai, Roberto H.; Yu, Diana X.; Brown, Timothy T.; Marchetto, Maria C.; Bardy, Cedric (2016-08-18). "A human neurodevelopmental model for Williams syndrome". Nature.
- Bhatara, A., Quintin, E.M., Levy, B., Bellugi, U., Fombonne, E., & Levitin, D.J. (2010). Perception of emotion in musical performance in adolescents with Autism spectrum disorder. Autism Research, 3, 214–225. (PMCID: PMC2963682) PubMed
References
- ^ "Three Salk scientists named 2007 AAAS Fellows". Salk Institute. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "Salk Institute mourns the loss of Distinguished Professor Emerita Ursula Bellugi". Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ Karen Emmorey (2022): Ursula Bellugi: Groundbreaking language scientist (1931-2022). PNAS. 119 (28), 2022, e2208884119, doi:10.1073/pnas.2208884119.
- ^ S2CID 249714796.
- ^ "Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at Salk Institute for Biological Studies". lcn.salk.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Klima, Edward; Bellugi, Ursula (1988). The Signs of Language (Paperback ed.). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
- ^ Bellugi, Ursula; Studdert-Kennedy, M. (1980). Signed and Spoken Language: Biological Constraints on Linguistic Form. Deerfield Beach, FL: Weinheim.
- ^ Poizner, H.; Klima, Edward (1987). What the Hands Reveal about the Brain. Bellugi, Ursula. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press/Bradford Books.
- S2CID 31622642.
- ^ Bellugi, Ursula; Hickok, Greg. Clues to the neurobiology of language. Washington DC; Library of Congress.
- ^ Hickok, Greg; Bellugi, Ursula. "The signs of aphasia". Handbook of Neuropsychology. 2: 38–50.
- S2CID 1257587.
- ^ Bellugi, Ursula; St. George, M. (2001). Journey from cognition to brain to gene. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- S2CID 17185778.
- ^ Korenberg, J.R.; Bellugi, U.; Salandanan, L.S.; Mills, D.L.; Reiss, A.L. "Williams syndrome: A neurogenetic model of human behavior". Encyclopedia of Human Genome.
- PMID 27509850.
- ^ "APA : Awards for distinguished scientific contributions" (PDF).
- ^ "AAAS International News & Notes | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Salk scientist Ursula Bellugi elected to National Academy of Sciences". Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ISBN 9780948875533.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- ^ "Salk Institute mourns the loss of Distinguished Professor Emerita Ursula Bellugi". Salk Institute. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
External links
- Ursula Bellugi's Salk Faculty Webpage
- Ursula Bellugi's Lab Webpage
- Ursula Bellugi's homepage
- Edward Klima Tribute
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