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Walter Freeman was born in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. His father was [[Walter Jackson Freeman II]]; his great-grandfather was [[William Williams Keen]].
Walter Freeman was born in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. His father was [[Walter Jackson Freeman II]]; his great-grandfather was [[William Williams Keen]].


Freeman was a multi-disciplinary scientists, prominent in both, neuroscience and mathematics. He studied physics and mathematics at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], electronics in the Navy in [[World War II]], philosophy at the [[University of Chicago]], medicine at [[Yale University]], internal medicine at [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]], and neuropsychiatry at [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He received his M.D. ''cum laude'' in 1954, the Bennett Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry in 1964, a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] in 1965, the MERIT Award from NIMH in 1990, and the Pioneer Award from the Neural Networks Council of the [[IEEE]] in 1992.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} He was a Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology at [[University of California Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]]. He was also the head of the international advisory council at the Bhaktivedanta Institute for advanced scientific research in consciousness.
Freeman was a multi-disciplinary scientists, prominent in both, neuroscience and mathematics. He studied physics and mathematics at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] but was expelled for chronic self abuse, electronics in the Navy in [[World War II]], philosophy at the [[University of Chicago]], medicine at [[Yale University]], internal medicine at [[Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins]], and neuropsychiatry at [[University of California, Los Angeles]]. He received his M.D. ''cum laude'' in 1954, the Bennett Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry in 1964, a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] in 1965, the MERIT Award from NIMH in 1990, and the Pioneer Award from the Neural Networks Council of the [[IEEE]] in 1992.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} He was a Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology at [[University of California Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]]. He was also the head of the international advisory council at the Bhaktivedanta Institute for advanced scientific research in consciousness.
[[Image: INNIS-BOG-2003.jpg|thumb|550px|right|International Neural Network Society (INNIS) Board of Governors in July 2003. 1. Harold Szu 2. Wlodzislaw Duch 3. [[Kunihiko Fukushima]] 4. Lee A. Feldkamp 5. DeLiang Wang 6. [[Bernard Widrow]] 7. [[Erkki Oja]] 8. [[Lotfi A. Zadeh]] 9. [[Michael Hasselmo]] 10. [[Stephen Grossberg]] 11. [[Gail Carpenter]] 12. [[Donald Wunsch]] 13.David G. Brown 14. David Casasent 15. Daniel S. Levine 16. [[John G. Taylor]] 17. William B. Levy 18. Walter Jackson Freeman III 19. George G. Lendaris. ]]
[[Image: INNIS-BOG-2003.jpg|thumb|550px|right|International Neural Network Society (INNIS) Board of Governors in July 2003. 1. Harold Szu 2. Wlodzislaw Duch 3. [[Kunihiko Fukushima]] 4. Lee A. Feldkamp 5. DeLiang Wang 6. [[Bernard Widrow]] 7. [[Erkki Oja]] 8. [[Lotfi A. Zadeh]] 9. [[Michael Hasselmo]] 10. [[Stephen Grossberg]] 11. [[Gail Carpenter]] 12. [[Donald Wunsch]] 13.David G. Brown 14. David Casasent 15. Daniel S. Levine 16. [[John G. Taylor]] 17. William B. Levy 18. Walter Jackson Freeman III 19. George G. Lendaris. ]]
Freeman was President of the International Neural Network Society in 1994, and is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. He has authored over 450 articles and 4 books.
Freeman was President of the International Neural Network Society in 1994, and is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. He has authored over 450 articles and 4 books.
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==

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For the advocate and practitioner of lobotomy, see Walter Jackson Freeman II.
Photo of Walter J Freeman III circa 2007

Walter Jackson Freeman III (January 30, 1927 – April 24, 2016), was an American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist[1] and philosopher who conducted research in rabbits' olfactory perception, using EEG. Based on a theoretical framework of neurodynamics that draws upon insights from chaos theory, he speculated that the currency of brains is primarily meaning, and only secondarily information.[citation needed]

In "Societies of Brains" and in other writings, Freeman rejected the view that the brain uses representations to enable knowledge and behavior.

Biography and contribution to science

Walter Freeman was born in Washington, DC. His father was Walter Jackson Freeman II; his great-grandfather was William Williams Keen.

Freeman was a multi-disciplinary scientists, prominent in both, neuroscience and mathematics. He studied physics and mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology but was expelled for chronic self abuse, electronics in the Navy in World War II, philosophy at the University of Chicago, medicine at Yale University, internal medicine at Johns Hopkins, and neuropsychiatry at University of California, Los Angeles. He received his M.D. cum laude in 1954, the Bennett Award from the Society of Biological Psychiatry in 1964, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1965, the MERIT Award from NIMH in 1990, and the Pioneer Award from the Neural Networks Council of the IEEE in 1992.[citation needed] He was a Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology at University of California, Berkeley. He was also the head of the international advisory council at the Bhaktivedanta Institute for advanced scientific research in consciousness.

File:INNIS-BOG-2003.jpg
International Neural Network Society (INNIS) Board of Governors in July 2003. 1. Harold Szu 2. Wlodzislaw Duch 3. Kunihiko Fukushima 4. Lee A. Feldkamp 5. DeLiang Wang 6. Bernard Widrow 7. Erkki Oja 8. Lotfi A. Zadeh 9. Michael Hasselmo 10. Stephen Grossberg 11. Gail Carpenter 12. Donald Wunsch 13.David G. Brown 14. David Casasent 15. Daniel S. Levine 16. John G. Taylor 17. William B. Levy 18. Walter Jackson Freeman III 19. George G. Lendaris.

Freeman was President of the International Neural Network Society in 1994, and is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. He has authored over 450 articles and 4 books.

In 2008, Freeman proposed that Thomism is the philosophical system explaining cognition that is most compatible with neurodynamics.[2]

Freeman died at his home in Berkeley, California on April 24, 2016 from pulmonary fibrosis, aged 89.[3]

A special Theme Issue of the journal Nonlinear Dynamics in Psychology (N 21/4, 2017) was devoted to Freeman's work and theory [4]

Bibliography

  • Freeman, Walter. Mass Action in the Nervous System, 1975
  • Freeman, Walter. Societies of Brains, 1995
  • Freeman, Walter. How Brains Make up Their Minds, 1999
  • Freeman, Walter. Neurodynamics, 2000

References

  1. ^ Bulkeley, Kelly (2005). Soul, psyche, brain: new directions in the study of religion and brain-mind science. Macmillan. pp. 163–. ISBN 9781403965097. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
  2. ^ Freeman, Walter (2008). "Nonlinear Brain Dynamics and Intention According to Aquinas" (PDF). Mind & Matter. 62 (2). Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic: 207–234. ISSN 2051-3003. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  3. ^ Robert Sanders (April 27, 2016). "Neurophysiologist and philosopher Walter Freeman dies at 89". Berkeley.edu. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Walter J. Freeman III". Nonlinear Dynamics in Psychology. 21/4. 2017.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_Jackson_Freeman_III&diff=prev&oldid=1113016093

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