Santiago Ramón y Cajal Summary

Santiago Ramón Y Cajal 1852-1934 Spanish Histologist Putting to use an interest in art that he had displayed earlier in life, Santiago Ramón y Cajal developed a method for staining individua... Read more

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born in Petilla, Aragón, Spain, on March 1, 1852. His father, a professor of applied anatomy, wanted young Santiago to pursue a medical career and enrolled his... Read more

The anatomical research of the Spanish neurohistologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal is central to the modern understanding of the nervous system. By adopting and improving the nervous-tissue stainin... Read more

In the following review, May recounts Ramón y Cajal 's life and scientific accomplishments, then considers the aphorisms in Charlas de café. Among living biologists there is certainly... Read more

In the following excerpt, Cannon surveys Ramón y Cajal's scientific and literary work, and describes his character and influence. What then remains? Courage, and patience, and simplicity,... Read more

In the following review, Young observes the significance of Ramóny Cajal's work to modern neuron theory. Those who probe the nervous system with electrodes probably seldom stop to consider... Read more

In the following essay, Everdell discusses Ramón y Cajal's formulation of neuron theory, suggesting that he may be 'the most important progenitor of twentieth-century neuroscience&#... Read more