Natalia Bekhtereva

Natalia Bekhtereva
Bekhtereva's grave
Native name	Наталья Петровна Бехтерева
Alma mater	First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Peterburg

Natalia Petrovna Bekhtereva (Russian: Наталья Петровна Бехтерева; 7 July 1924 – 22 June 2008) was a Russian neuroscientist and psychologist who developed neurophysiological approaches to psychology, such as measuring the impulse activity of human neurons. Member of a documentary film "The Call of the Abyss" (Russian: Зов бездны) and "Storm of consciousness" (Russian: Штурм сознания), which aroused wide public resonance.

Vladimir Bekhterev's granddaughter, she was orphaned after her father's execution during the Great Purge of 1938. She survived the Siege of Leningrad and rose to become Director of the Soviet Institute for Experimental Medicine, which she administrated between 1970 and 1990. She was the founder of the Institute for Human Brain, operating under the auspices of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, of which she was elected a member in 1981.

She was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1984 and the USSR State Prize for 1985. In 1972 she was also awarded the Wiener Medal in Cybernetics by the American Society for Cybernetics.

Publications

Bekhtereva published more than 360 works, some of them in English, including:

• 1962. Biopotentials of cerebral hemispheres in brain tumors.
• 1978. Neurophysiological aspects of human mental activity.
• 1981. Psychophysiology today and tomorrow. (editor).

Documentary films with her participation

• "Зов бездны" ("The Call of the Abyss"); (Russian)
• "Штурм сознания" Громкое дело ("Storm of consciousness" High-profile case). (Russian)

See also

• Vladimir Bekhterev
• 6074 Bechtereva, an asteroid named after Natalia Bekhtereva

References

• "Наталья Бехтерева — какой мы её знали {сборник эссе, очерков}", под общей редакцией С. В. Медведева, г. Москва, издательство "АСТ", г. Санкт-Петербург, Сова, 2009 г. – 256 с.: иллюстрации; 16 с. ISBN 978-5-17-060803-4 (Russian)

External links

• Профиль Натальи Петровны Бехтеревой на официальном сайте РАН (Russian)
• Биография (Russian)
• Биография2(Russian)
• Наталья Бехтерева не любила, когда мозг сравнивали с компьютером // РИА «Новости». — 23.06.2008. (Russian)
• Путешествие по лабиринтам мозга. Скончалась нейрофизиолог Наталья Петровна Бехтерева. // Лента.Ру — 23.06.2008. (Russian)