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Natalia Bekhtereva

1924-07-07 – 2008-06-22

Life & Legacy

Natalia Petrovna Bekhtereva (Russian: Ната́лья Петро́вна Бе́хтерева, IPA: [ˈbʲextʲɪrʲɪvə]; July 7, 1924 – June 22, 2008) was a Soviet and Russian neuroscientist and psychologist who developed neurophysiological approaches to psychology, such as measuring the impulse activity of human neurons. She was a participant in the documentaries The Call of the Abyss (Russian: Зов бездны) and Storm of Consciousness (Russian: Штурм сознания), which aroused wide public interest.

Occupation & Career

neuroscientist, psychologist, politician, physician, neurophysiologist, university teacher

Education

First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

USSR State Prize; Order of Lenin; Order of the Badge of Honour; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class; Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of Friendship of Peoples; Medal "For Labour Valour"; VDNKh gold medal; VDNKh silver medal; Bekhterev Gold Medal; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"; honorary citizen of Saint Petersburg

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Bekhterev Gold Medal · honorary citizen of Saint Petersburg · Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" · Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad" · Medal "For Labour Valour" · Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class · Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class · Order of Friendship of Peoples · Order of Lenin · Order of the Badge of Honour · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · USSR State Prize · VDNKh gold medal · VDNKh silver medal

Organizations & Memberships

Academy of Sciences of the USSR · Austrian Academy of Sciences · Russian Academy of Sciences · USSR Academy of Medical Sciences

Education & Institutions

First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg

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Sources & Provenance

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