Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852–1934 · SpainNeuron doctrine
Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
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Research51
Awareness59
Complexity73
Clinical weight64
Plasticity52
Live debate46
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People who shaped how we talk about John O'Keefe.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909–2012 · ItalyNerve growth factor
Rita Levi-Montalcini shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
John O'Keefe
b. 1939 · US/UKPlace cells
John O'Keefe shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
Eric Kandel
b. 1929 · Austria/USCellular learning
Eric Kandel shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
Wilder Penfield
1891–1976 · CanadaCortical maps
Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
David Hubel
1926–2013 · Canada/USVisual columns
David Hubel shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
May-Britt Moser
b. 1963 · NorwayGrid cells
May-Britt Moser shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
Edvard Moser
b. 1962 · NorwayGrid cells
Edvard Moser shaped discourse on spatial coding in hippocampus relevant to John O'Keefe.
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