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Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Spanish neuroscientist

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal (Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo raˈmon i kaˈxal]; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specializing in neuroanatomy and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906.[3] Ramón y Cajal was the first person of Spanish origin to win a scientific Nobel Prize. His original investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain made him a pioneer of modern neuroscience.

Hundreds of his drawings illustrating the arborizations ("tree growing") of brain cells are still in use, since the mid-20th century, for educational and training purposes.

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Birthdate
May 1, 1852
Birthplace
Petilla de Aragón
Petilla de Aragón
Date of Death
October 17, 1934
Place of Death
Madrid
Madrid
Nationality
Spain
Spain
Location
Spain
Spain
Educated at
University of Zaragoza
University of Zaragoza
Complutense University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
Awards Received
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1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Professor (highest academic rank)
Professor
Professor
Physician
Physician
Photographer
Photographer
Politician
Politician
Chemist
Chemist
Scientist
Scientist
Academic Discipline
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Doctoral Advisor
Aureliano Maestre de San Juan
Aureliano Maestre de San Juan
Doctoral Students
Blas Cabrera Felipe
Blas Cabrera Felipe

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Spain
Spain
Known for
Fathering modern neuroscience Discovery of the neuron Cajal body, Cajal–Retzius cell, Interstitial cell of Cajal, Neuron doctrine, Growth cone, Dendritic spine, Long-term potentiation, Mossy fiber, Neurotrophic theory, Axo-axonic synapse, Pioneer axon, Pyramidal cell, Radial glial cell, Retinal ganglion cell, Trisynaptic circuit, Visual map theory
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Q150526

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