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🖋️Santiago Ramón y Cajal

The neuron doctrine — drawing the brain cell by cell.

Also called: Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Original photo is anonymous although published by Clark University in 1899. Restoration by Garrondo · Public domain
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neuron doctrineFocus
58/100Research
64/100Awareness
66/100Complexity
70/100Clinical
66/100Debate

Santiago Ramón y Cajal sits at the centre of neuron doctrine — studied across molecules, circuits, behaviour and clinic.

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58ResearchEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.
64AwarenessEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.
66ComplexityEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.
70Clinical weightEditorial 0–100 browsing aid within this atlas.

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  • Research58
  • Awareness64
  • Complexity66
  • Clinical weight70
  • Plasticity56
  • Live debate66

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Sources & research

  1. Histology of the Nervous System of Man and VertebratesRamón y Cajal S · 1909 · Oxford University Press (trans.)Neuron doctrine classic.
  2. The structure and connections of neuronsShepherd GM · 1991 · Oxford University PressModern synthesis of Cajal's program.

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