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