Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852–1934 · SpainNeuron doctrine
Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Addiction · Compulsive seeking when reward prediction and control circuits tip.
Reviewed 2026-08·Sources & research·Media credits
People who shaped how we talk about Addiction.
Eight voices span anatomy, clinic, computation and culture.
Neuron doctrine
Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Nerve growth factor
Rita Levi-Montalcini shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Place cells
John O'Keefe shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Cellular learning
Eric Kandel shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Cortical maps
Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Visual columns
David Hubel shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Grid cells
May-Britt Moser shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
Grid cells
Edvard Moser shaped discourse on reward learning gone sticky relevant to Addiction.
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Progressive dementia driven by protein pathology and network failure.
Research 74 🤲Dopamine circuit loss, movement symptoms and non-motor features.
Research 54 ⚡Sudden vascular injury — time, territory and the race to recover.
Research 64 ⚡Hyperexcitable networks, seizures and modern treatment options.
Research 95 🌧️Mood circuits, stress biology and evidence-based interventions.
Research 66 🌀Perception, belief and cognition when predictive models go awry.
Research 93 💢Sensory gain, aura and the brain’s recurrent pain networks.
Research 74 📱Attention control, impulsivity and developmental self-regulation.
Research 51 🧩Neurodevelopmental diversity in social communication and sensory processing.
Research 89 🧬Immune attack on myelin — disconnection across white-matter highways.
Research 80 🩹Mechanical insult, diffuse injury and the long arc of recovery.
Research 87