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Traumatic Brain Injury · Mechanical insult, diffuse injury and the long arc of recovery.

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Traumatic Brain InjuryOriginal photo is anonymous although published by Clark University in 1899. Restoration by Garrondo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

People who shaped how we talk about Traumatic Brain Injury.

Eight voices span anatomy, clinic, computation and culture.

People

01 Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

1852–1934 · Spain

Neuron doctrine

Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

02 Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini

1909–2012 · Italy

Nerve growth factor

Rita Levi-Montalcini shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

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John O'Keefe

b. 1939 · US/UK

Place cells

John O'Keefe shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

04 Eric Kandel

Eric Kandel

b. 1929 · Austria/US

Cellular learning

Eric Kandel shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

05 Wilder Penfield

Wilder Penfield

1891–1976 · Canada

Cortical maps

Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

06 David Hubel

David Hubel

1926–2013 · Canada/US

Visual columns

David Hubel shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

07

May-Britt Moser

b. 1963 · Norway

Grid cells

May-Britt Moser shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

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Edvard Moser

b. 1962 · Norway

Grid cells

Edvard Moser shaped discourse on impact and recovery trajectories relevant to Traumatic Brain Injury.

Portraits resolve via Wikimedia when Commons licences allow.

Sources & research

  1. Traumatic brain injuryMaas AIR; et al. · 2017 · Lancet NeurologyDOIPubMed
  2. Classification of traumatic brain injurySaatman KE; et al. · 2008 · Journal of NeurotraumaDOIPubMed
  3. Chronic traumatic encephalopathyMcKee AC; et al. · 2013 · BrainDOIPubMed

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