Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852–1934 · SpainNeuron doctrine
Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
People who shaped how we talk about Alzheimer's Disease.
Eight voices span anatomy, clinic, computation and culture.
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Paul Broca
1824–1880 · FranceSpeech localization
Paul Broca shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
Carl Wernicke
1848–1905 · GermanyComprehension aphasia
Carl Wernicke shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
Wilder Penfield
1891–1976 · CanadaCortical maps
Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
David Hubel
1926–2013 · Canada/USVisual columns
David Hubel shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
Torsten Wiesel
b. 1924 · Sweden/USCritical periods
Torsten Wiesel shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
Eric Kandel
b. 1929 · Austria/USCellular learning
Eric Kandel shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
Antonio Damasio
b. 1944 · Portugal/USSomatic markers
Antonio Damasio shaped discourse on memory networks under siege through research and public writing relevant to Alzheimer's Disease.
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