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