Ottavio Pompeiano#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 397 |
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| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ITALY |
Ottavio Pompeiano passed away June 1, 2008.
Positions Held
- Professor Emeritus of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Pisa
- 1981 Chief Editor of Archives Italiennes de Biologie
- 1967 Full Professor of Physiology at Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa
Fields of Scholarship
- Neuroanatomical organization of the vestibular system
- Neuroanatomy
- Physiology
- Neurophysiologic mechanisms of sleep
- Noradrenergic system in the adaptation processes
Honours and Awards
- 1983 Bàràny Gold Medal from the University of Uppsala for “the most valuable work on the vestibular system made in the last five years”
- 1999 Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Sleep Research Society
