Georg von Békésy

Georg von Békésy received the Nobel Prize in 1961 for his research on the functioning of the auditory system. In psychoacoustics, Békésy both extended and perfected the lines of research begun by von Helmholtz in the 19th century. First in his native Hungary and later at Harvard, Békésy used novel and imaginative devices and methods to observe and model the functioning of the inner ear. He also explored the nature of sensory inhibition by which the nervous system sharpens sensory transitions

Cognitive science · Helmholtz free energy · Perception · Physics · Psychoacoustics · Sensory system · Multisensory perception and integration · Neuroscience · Psychology · Tactile and Sensory Interactions · Visual perception and processing mechanisms

• An elusive honor

  Wade E Pickren•American Psychologist•2003

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