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Arthur Lester Benton, Ph.D., ( October 16 , 1909 - December 27 , 2006 ) was a neuropsychologist and Emeritus Professor of Neurology and Psychology at the University Of Iowa . He received his A.B. from Oberlin College in 1931, his A.M. from Oberlin College in 1933 and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1935. He established a Neuropsychology Laboratory in the Neurology Department at the University of Iowa School of Medicine in the 1940s ; the lab remains and now bears his name. He was the author of numerous books and the creator of a number of neuropsychological testing instruments, including the Benton Visual Retention Test (BVRT). He died in Glenview, Illinois from complications of Emphysema . SEE ALSO |
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