Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852–1934 · SpainNeuron doctrine
Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
Research51
Awareness56
Complexity85
Clinical weight41
Plasticity38
Live debate32
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People who shaped how we talk about Diffusion MRI.
Eight voices span anatomy, clinic, computation and culture.
People
Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909–2012 · ItalyNerve growth factor
Rita Levi-Montalcini shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
John O'Keefe
b. 1939 · US/UKPlace cells
John O'Keefe shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
Eric Kandel
b. 1929 · Austria/USCellular learning
Eric Kandel shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
Wilder Penfield
1891–1976 · CanadaCortical maps
Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
David Hubel
1926–2013 · Canada/USVisual columns
David Hubel shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
May-Britt Moser
b. 1963 · NorwayGrid cells
May-Britt Moser shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
Edvard Moser
b. 1962 · NorwayGrid cells
Edvard Moser shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.
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