Abstract

LOTTI MESA, Roberto Luis. Recollection of Santiago Ramón y Cajal beyond the Nobel. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2018, vol.40, n.2, pp. 534-543. ISSN 1684-1824.

ABSTRACT Born in Petilla de Aragón, Spain, Santiago Ramón y Cajal is probably, the most relevant neuroscientist of the history, due to the significant volume and transcendence of his work. Commemorating the celebration of the third scientific event of the Cathedra Santiago Ramón y Cajal in 2016, the aim of this work is rendering homage to the outstanding histologist, pathologist and neuroscientist. In a historiographical way, some significant moments of the Spanish scholar’s life and work are mentioned here, related to its intense research work that lead him to postulate the neuronal theory and obtaining the Nobel prize; the transcendence of his discoveries  and the  main moments of his staying in Cuba are also brought about.

Keywords : Santiago Ramón and Cajal; Nobel Prize; Cuba.

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