Father Of Neuroscience Research Articles

SANTIAGO RAMÓN Y CAJAL Y LA LITERATURA DE FICCIÓN Los cuentos de vacaciones y su valor pedagógico

Santiago Ramón y Cajal, father of neuroscience, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906 for his neural theory. Besides being a great histologist, researcher, and teacher, he showed interest in photography, philosophy, astronomy, chess, and hypnosis. He wrote very relevant scientific and biographical works as well as his Vacation stories. Five science fiction tales, five short stories with an educational purpose that mix scientific concepts, fiction, and some irony, and where microscopy and microbiology are always present. These stories raise difficult social or moral dilemmas that are often motivated by advances in science or an incorrect scientific education of the population. Cajal sought to improve that education and banish false beliefs and superstitions.

Alcmaeon of Croton - Father of Neuroscience? Brain, Mind and Senses in the Alcmaeon’s Study

The aim of this paper is to show Alcmaeon of Croton’s medical views as groundbreaking and exceptionally innovative; some of them, at the general level, are still upto- date. Particular attention was paid to issues related to the human nervous system. Alcmaeon was the first ancient scholar who recognized the human brain as the most important organ in the human body – connected with sensory organs; it was possible because he recognized primarily the construction of the optic nerve. Thus this philosopher initiated the approach to medicine called encephalocentrism. Alcmaeon regarded the brain as a place of intelligent mind, what in antiquity was not a frequent view. He lived in the 6th century BC, so the information about him is remnant. Therefore, reconstruction of his views and activities is extremely difficult. Certainly, this is one of the main reasons why he is not widely known today in the scientific world. But in spite of this, for the sake of his accomplishments, we can call Alcmaeon “the father of neuroscience”.

Butterflies of the Soul: Cajal’s Neuron Theory and Art

Abstract Santiago Ramon y Cajal, a Spanish scientist (1852-1934), is considered the father of neuroscience. This article examines the role that his artistic techniques played in his development of neuron theory. Cajal’s ability to discover what is called neuron doctrine was facilitated by his and his disciples’ artful approach to drawing images seen through a microscope. They did not copy what they saw but used varied perceptual approaches to capture the nature and structure of neurons through drawing with diverse media. Cajal maintained that drawing not only disciplined the eye but was fundamental to scientific observation and understanding. Examples of these techniques are presented to assist educators in approaches to develop students’ perception of visual phenomena. An examination of Cajal’s approach to neuroscientific exploration provides illuminating exemplars for the study of visual phenomena. This subject is particularly timely now, when fMRI productions provide the ubiquitous images that guide most analyses of brain activity. Art integrated with science follow the tradition of great scientific discovery.

Vernon Mountcastle: Father of neuroscience

The first annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience was held in 1971 in Washington, DC. Vernon Mountcastle, the first elected president of the fledgling society, planned every detail of the inaugural meeting and was at the front door to greet everyone into what would eventually become a major scientific discipline. The Society would grow rapidly as researchers in Departments of Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Neurology, Neuroethology, Neurochemistry, Neurobiology, and Neuroengineering found common ground in probing brains and behavior. Mountcastle, already a legend for his discoveries in neurophysiology, foresaw a future for neuroscience that transcended the traditional disciplines.

Jose Manuel Rodriguez Delgado

Jose Manuel Rodriguez Delgado