| Klüver studied at the universitys of Hamburg and Berlin. In 1923 he came to the United States and in 1924 he received the Ph. D. dergree from Stanford University. He taught briefly at the University of Minnesota and then devoted his attention primarily to research. He held various appointments at the University of Chicago, eventually becoming a distinguished service professor of biological
psychology. Klüver developed the method of equivalent and nonequivalent stimuli for studying behavior and determined the role of the
brain, particularly the striate cortex, in vision. He discovered the presence of free porphyrins in the central nervous system and a new technique
(the Klüver-Barrera method) for staining nervous tissue. He also discovered and described the Klüver-Bucy syndrome, in which placidity is a typical feature of temporal lobe ablation. His writings covered the experimental investigation of eidetic imagery types, the effects of
mescaline. and behavior mechanisms in monkeys. Over many years Klüver served as associate editor of a number of journals in psychology, biology, and medicine. His research contributions led to a number of awards, including the Lashley award in neurobiology. the Hamilton award in psychopathology, and the gold medal award of the American Psychological Foundation. |
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