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Santiago Ramón y Cajal (Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo raˈmon i kaˈxal]; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specializing in neuroanatomy and the central nervous system.
- Spanish
- University of Zaragoza
- 17 October 1934 (aged 82), Madrid, Spain
Apr 1, 2022 · The Art of Neuroscience. Sarah Chodosh and Liz Tormes; Scientific American Mind, November 2016. Benjamin Ehrlich is author of The Dreams of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the first English...
- Benjamin Ehrlich
Apr 30, 2024 · Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish histologist who (with Camillo Golgi) received the 1906 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for establishing the neuron, or nerve cell, as the basic unit of nervous structure. This finding was instrumental in the recognition of the neuron’s fundamental role in.
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Life and discoveries of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. by Marina Bentivoglio. Biographical sketch. Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born in May 1852 in the village of Petilla, in the region of Aragon in northeast Spain. His father was at that time the village surgeon (later on, in 1870, his father was appointed as Professor of Dissection at the University ...
Biographical. Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born on May 1, 1852, at Petilla de Aragón, Spain. As a boy he was apprenticed first to a barber and then to a cobbler. He himself wished to be an artist – his gift for draughtsmanship is evident in his published works.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906. Born: 1 May 1852, Petilla de Aragón, Spain. Died: 17 October 1934, Madrid, Spain. Affiliation at the time of the award: Madrid University, Madrid, Spain. Prize motivation: “in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system”. Prize share: 1/2.
Feb 3, 2022 · Santiago Ramón y Cajal: The first to map the human brain. Public domain: Santiago Ramón y Cajal. 3 February 2022. Last update:26 June 2023. The Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and artist Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852-1934) was fascinated by the brain. His intricate, beautiful, and accurate illustrations of the inner workings of the brain ...
