Ramón y Cajal
Americannoun
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Over 130 years ago, pioneering neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal first suggested that the brain stores information by rearranging the connections, or synapses, between neurons.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2022
Pioneering neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal jump-started the search for a “components catalogue” of the human brain towards the end of the 19th century.
From Scientific American • Oct. 6, 2021
Val wanted to evoke the beautiful imagery of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, a late 19th century neuroscientist with a knack for drawing neurons.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 10, 2020
A hundred years ago, Spanish biologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal made invaluable contributions to neuroscience by peering through a microscope and drawing the cells he saw in brain tissue, he says.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 8, 2015
What do you think Ramón y Cajal would be doing today?
From Science Magazine • Oct. 8, 2015
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