Satiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal (May 1, 1852 - Octiber 17, 1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1906 (jointly with Camillo Golgi). This Spanish scientist is considered one of the founders of neuroscience. Ramón y Cajal was very prolific in histologic studies of the central nervous system. His most salient work is included in [1] (Spanish) and [2] (English).

[1] Ramón y Cajal S. Estudios sobre la degeneración y regeneración de sistema nervioso. 2 vols. Madrid: N. Moya, 1913–14.

[2] S. Ramón y Cajal, Studies on the degeneration and regeneration of the nervous system, 2 vols, Oxford University Press, Oxford (1928).

• More information: Wikipedia entry for Ramón y Cajal.

Be first to comment this article

Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register.

Related Items:

1. Pinky and the Brain
2. Consciousness in Vegetative State?
3. We know the brain as much as Galileo knew the universe
4. Emotions and the perception of pain
5. Phantom limbs and virtual reality
6. The Brain's Dark Energy
7. Online Neuroanatomy Course
8. The Quest for Consciousness: A Neurobiological Approach
9. Emotion, moral judgement, and Reason
10. New anesthesia derived from chillis block pain without impairing movement