Alexander Nikolayevich Lebedev (1869–1937) was a biochemist in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. He is known for his early experiments on the biochemical basis of behavior. Lebedev apprenticed as a student with physiologist and psychologist

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, becoming familiar with various techniques involved used in behavioral psychology. Lebedev developed a theory that behavior in general, and specifically conditioned behavior, had a biochemical rather than psychological basis. He began his studies in biochemistry in

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, obtaining a doctorate in 1898. He then proceeded to publish widely on the topic of "biochemistry of the mind" and is considered by some to have pioneered the field of neuropharmacology.

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*Cooper, D. M. ''Russian Science Reader'', Oxford, Pergamon Press; NY, Macmillan (1964). Biochemists from the Russian Empire Soviet biochemists Moscow State University alumni 1869 births 1937 deaths {{Russia-scientist-stub