32 Facts About Naomi Weisstein

Naomi Weisstein was an American cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, author and professor of psychology.

Naomi Weisstein considered herself a radical feminist and used comedy and rock music as a way to disseminate her views and ideologies: Weisstein was an active member in founding the Chicago Women's Liberation Union, which promoted feminist activities and improved women's way of life.

Naomi Weisstein received a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College in 1961.

Naomi Weisstein then went on to complete her PhD at Harvard University in 1964.

Naomi Weisstein was born on October 16,1939, to parents Mary Menk and Samuel Naomi Weisstein.

Naomi Weisstein graduated from Wellesley College in 1961 and during her time there, she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, composed music, did stand-up comedy and wrote for the school newspaper.

Naomi Weisstein later received a PhD from Harvard University in 1964.

Meanwhile, Naomi Weisstein had to complete her laboratory work at Yale University where she met her husband, Jesse Lemisch, and close friend, Virginia Blaisdell.

Naomi Weisstein later taught at the University of Chicago, Loyola University and the State University of New York until 1983.

Naomi Weisstein was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Psychological Society.

Naomi Weisstein completed her academic degree at four different universities.

Naomi Weisstein did research in the areas of visual cognition and cognitive neuroscience.

Naomi Weisstein's dissertation was on the concept of parallel processing; which is the notion that the brain is an active agent in shaping reality.

Naomi Weisstein graduated at the top of her class and completed her PhD in three years, despite gender discrimination from the male students and faculty.

Naomi Weisstein was unable to use the equipment that Harvard had to offer because they questioned her ability to use it properly, and the faculty prioritized the male students' access to the equipment.

Naomi Weisstein was then denied entry to the Lamont Library on campus due to the idea that women would distract the male students studying inside.

Naomi Weisstein pursued this opportunity because she wanted to enhance her mathematical knowledge.

Since she wanted to continue her research in neuroscience, Naomi Weisstein believed that she had to complete this fellowship in order to be taken seriously in the field.

Naomi Weisstein was then fired from the University of Chicago in 1966.

Naomi Weisstein began working at Loyola University in 1966 after being fired from the University of Chicago.

Naomi Weisstein continued to join political groups such as the Chicago Westside Group in 1967 and the New University Conference in 1969.

Naomi Weisstein remained at Loyola University until 1973, but ultimately had to leave due to the institution's inability to provide her with the equipment and support necessary to continue her cognitive neuroscience research.

Naomi Weisstein continued to pursue her research in the field of cognitive neuroscience and mentored many graduate students throughout her years there.

Naomi Weisstein was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship grant in 1979.

Naomi Weisstein became bedridden in 1983 due to her condition.

Naomi Weisstein focused on social psychology and how social expectations influence and confound research.

Naomi Weisstein was an important figure in contributing to the feminist movement by identifying distortions and biases in psychology.

Naomi Weisstein believed that psychology was prejudiced towards women, in that psychologists did not respect evidence that showed men and women were equal.

Naomi Weisstein stated that due to the prejudice, psychologists limit the discovery of actual human potential that women possess.

Naomi Weisstein's work showed that the brain does not passively receive information, but instead that the human mind actively assigns meaning to what it sees.

Naomi Weisstein focused on three main areas of research: visual detection, flickering and non-flickering regions perception, and figure-ground organization and spatial frequency.

Later in 1985, Eva Wong and Naomi Weisstein indicated that the depth segregation is caused by a visual channel response to higher temporal frequency.