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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...
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RamÓn Y Cajal, Santiago (1852-1934)
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, born in the small Spanish town of Petilla de Aragón on May 1, 1852, was a major figure in the history of neuroanatomy. As rel...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal is often regarded as the father of modern neuroanatomy. His studies of the fine structures of the cortex of the brain, the spinal cord, and nerve tissue led to a Nobel Pr...
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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...
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In the following essay, Gibson details Ramón y Cajal's life, work, and influence on the field of medical science.
The ideal of science is to elucidate the dark mysteries and unknown force...
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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,...
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In the following excerpt, Stevenson offers a brief summary of Ramón y Cajal's life and his Nobel Prize-winning research in neurophysiology.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born May 1, 1852...
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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...
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In the following essay, Montgomery explores the impact of Ramón y Cajal's scientific research on the study of vision.
1. Ayerbe, Spain—1860
Unlike the other boys at school, Santiago...
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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...
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