Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852–1934 · SpainNeuron doctrine
Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on trophic survival signals relevant to Rita Levi-Montalcini.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
1909–2012 · ItalyNerve growth factor
Rita Levi-Montalcini shaped discourse on trophic survival signals relevant to Rita Levi-Montalcini.
John O'Keefe
b. 1939 · US/UKPlace cells
John O'Keefe shaped discourse on trophic survival signals relevant to Rita Levi-Montalcini.
Eric Kandel
b. 1929 · Austria/USCellular learning
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Wilder Penfield
1891–1976 · CanadaCortical maps
Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on trophic survival signals relevant to Rita Levi-Montalcini.
David Hubel
1926–2013 · Canada/USVisual columns
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May-Britt Moser
b. 1963 · NorwayGrid cells
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Edvard Moser
b. 1962 · NorwayGrid cells
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