Jerome Y. Lettvin

6.1k citations
43 papers · 4.2k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 24
Topics
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers)Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (8 papers)Retinal Development and Disorders (7 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesItalyChile

In The Last Decade

Jerome Y. Lettvin

41 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

What the Frog's Eye Tells the Frog's Brain19552026197820021959196019552505007501000

Peers

Jerome Y. Lettvin
Comparison fields: 5 of 182
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2.0k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 1.6k
  • Molecular Biology 1.1k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 387
  • Sensory Systems 374
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About Jerome Y. Lettvin

Jerome Y. Lettvin is a scholar working on Sensory Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Bioengineering, having authored 43 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (10 papers), Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (8 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.0k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (1.6k citations) and Sensory Systems (374 citations). Jerome Y. Lettvin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Chile. Frequent co-authors include Walter Pitts, Warren S. McCulloch, Humberto R. Maturana, Edward S. Hodgson, Kenneth D. Roeder, R. C. Gesteland, Gad Geiger, William F. Pickard, Bradford Howland and Edward R. Gruberg. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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