Vladimir Bekhterev

Vladimir Bekhterev (January 20, 1857 - December 24, 1927) was a Russian neurophysiologist and psychiatrist who noted the role of the hippocampus in memory around 1900. He founded the field of psycho reflexology , transferring Pavlov's work on dogs to humans. He is most rememebred for Bekhterev's disease .

In 1907 Bekhterev founded the Psychoneurological Institute . He died in 1927, after being summoned by Stalin, who presumably sought his expertise in dealing with depression. The facts of his death may never be known, but it has been speculated that the outspoken Bekhterev had diagnosed Stalin with paranoia, causing Stalin, who did not agree with the diagnosis, to have the doctor killed.