Elkhonon Goldberg

Elkhonon Goldberg (pronunciation: el-KOH-non GOLD-berg) is a renowned neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is best known for his work in brain lateralization and cognitive aging.

Etymology

The name Elkhonon originates from the Hebrew name Elchanan, meaning "God is gracious". Goldberg is a common Jewish surname of German origin, meaning "gold mountain".

Biography

Elkhonon Goldberg was born in 1946 in Kazakhstan. He completed his undergraduate studies in Moscow State University, where he studied psychology. He later moved to the United States and completed his Ph.D. in neuropsychology at the University of California, San Diego.

Career

Goldberg is a clinical professor of neurology at the New York University School of Medicine. He is also the director of the Luria Neuroscience Institute and the founder of SharpBrains, a cognitive training company.

Goldberg's research focuses on the functional neuroanatomy of the brain, the effects of brain damage on cognitive functioning, the changes that occur in the brain with aging, and the attempts to prevent these changes through cognitive training.

Contributions to Neuropsychology

Goldberg has made significant contributions to the field of neuropsychology. He proposed the "Novelty-Routinization Theory", which suggests that the right hemisphere of the brain is primarily involved in processing novel situations, while the left hemisphere is involved in routine, familiar situations.

He also developed the "Gradiental Theory", which proposes that different areas of the brain are involved in processing information at different levels of complexity.

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