ALTMAN, JAKOB ABRAHAM, physiologist, educator.

Born Kishinev, Roumania (now Republ. Moldova) , July 15, 1930.

S. Abraham Yakov and Haya Idel (Berman) A. M. Elena Alexander Radionova.

1 child, Alla, MD.

Education:

Graduated Medical Faculty Vladicavkas (Russia), 1954;

PhD. Pavlov Institute of Physiology Russian Academy of Sciences St.Petersburg (Russia),1962.

Dr.Sci. Pavlov Institute of Physiology Russian Academy of Sciences,1970,

Prof.of Physiology, 1985.

Occupation:

Physician, Hosp. Kostroma, USSR, 1954-1957;

jr. and senior scientist Pavlov Institute of Physiology Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg (Russia), 1960-1972,

head of Hearing Physiology lab. Pavlov Institute of Physiology Russian Academy of Sciences, 1972

up to now; Prof. of Physiology St.Petersburg State University (Russia)

Author of monographs:

Localization of Sound, 1972 (English edition USA in 1972);

Mechanisms of Sound Source Localization, 1975 (ed. in USA);

Localization of Moving Sound Sources, 1983;

Human Auditory Evoked Potentials a. Sound Source Localization, 1993 (co-author S.F.Vaitulevich)

Named Emeritus Scientist of Russia (President of Russia B.N.Eltsin), 1994;

Sechenov Golden Medal of Russian Academy of Sciences, 1994;

Member-corr. Russian Academy of Sciences, 1997.

International Brain Res.Ass.,

Russian Society of Physiology,

Russian Audiology Society