Robert McCarley
Robert McCarley
Robert McCarley (pronunciation: /ˈrɒbərt məˈkɑːrli/) was a renowned neuroscientist and psychiatrist, best known for his work on the neurobiological mechanisms of sleep and dreaming.
Etymology
The name "Robert" is of Old German origin, meaning "bright fame", while "McCarley" is of Irish origin, meaning "son of the beloved one".
Biography
Robert McCarley was born in 1937 and passed away in 2017. He was a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and the head of the Department of Psychiatry at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System. His research primarily focused on the neurobiological mechanisms of sleep and dreaming, and he is known for his collaboration with Allan Hobson on the Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis of dreaming.
Related Terms
- Neuroscience: The scientific study of the nervous system.
- Psychiatry: The medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
- Sleep: A naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, reduced muscle activity and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.
- Dreaming: A succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.
- Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis: A neurobiological theory of dreams, proposed by Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley, which states that dreams are a subjective interpretation of signals generated by the brain during sleep.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Robert McCarley
- Wikipedia's article - Robert McCarley
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