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Browse notable neurologists such as Oliver Sacks, Gerald Edelman, and Rita Levi-Montalcini.
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
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Rita Levi-Montalcini
Educator, Medical Professional, Neurologist, Academic Author / 1909 - 2012
Rita Levi-Montalcini shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine for her part in the discovery of a protein that stimulates nerve cell growth.
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Walter B. Cannon
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Walter B. Cannon
Neurologist, Physiologist / 1871 - 1945
Walter Cannon was a neurologist and physiologist and the first to use X-rays in physiological studies
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Academic, Neurologist / 1852 - 1934
Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish histologist and professor whose work led to the discovery of neurons.
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Oliver Sacks
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Oliver Sacks
Educator, Psychiatrist, Neurologist, Journalist / 1933 -
Neurologist Oliver Wolf Sacks wrote about his patients and their pathological conditions. His 1973 book Awakenings was made in to a film in 1990. -
Richard Axel
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Richard Axel
Neurologist / 1946 -
American neuroscientist Richard Axel is best known for his work on the olfactory system, exploring how the brain interprets smell.
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Gerald Edelman
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Gerald Edelman
Doctor, Biologist, Immunologist, Neurologist / 1929 -
The work of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Gerald Edelman contributed greatly to the fields of both immunology and neuroscience.
profile name: Rita Levi-Montalcini profile occupation: Educator, Medical Professional, Neurologist, Academic Author
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profile name: Santiago Ramón y Cajal profile occupation: Academic, Neurologist
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profile name: Oliver Sacks profile occupation: Educator, Psychiatrist, Neurologist, Journalist
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profile name: Walter B. Cannon profile occupation: Neurologist, Physiologist
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profile name: Richard Axel profile occupation: Neurologist
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profile name: Gerald Edelman profile occupation: Doctor, Biologist, Immunologist, Neurologist
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