Golgi & Cajal (1906) — Neuron theory and nervous-system anatomy

nerves · Nobel Prize · Physiology or Medicine 1906 · 1906

Mapped the anatomy and structure of the nervous system; Cajal developed the neuron theory—the brain consists of discrete nerve cells (neurons) linked through synapses.

Authors

Camillo Golgi, Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Research lens

Mapped the anatomy and structure of the nervous system; Cajal developed the neuron theory—the brain consists of discrete nerve cells (neurons) linked through synapses.

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