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