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Lydic, Ralph was born on October 5, 1946 in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Son of Ralph Burdette and Martha Lydic.
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Ralph Lydic
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Ralph Lydic, American Neurophysiologist, researcher. Achievements include first to record pontine respiratory neuron activity during Rapid eye movement sleep sleep, to publish 3D description of hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus, to use carbacholto study breathing during sleep, to record evidence of regionally specific energy metabolism in the brain during Rapid eye movement sleep sleep.
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Education
Bachelor in Psychology, Lamar U., 1969; Master of Arts in Psychology, Austin U., 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Texas Tech U., 1979.
Career
Research associate department physiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1979-1981; research fellow department neurophysiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1981-1984; assistant professor physiology and biophysics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1984-1986; associate professor medicine and physiology, Pennsylvania State College Medicine, Hershey, 1986-1989; professor anesthesia and physiology, Pennsylvania State College Medicine, Hershey, since 1991.
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Married Helen Baghdoyan, May 16, 1987. 1 child, Lauren.
