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