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English 2014-10-06 has today decided to award The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half to John O’Keefe and the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain How do we know where we are? How can…

Scientific Background The Brain’s Navigational Place and Grid Cell System The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to Dr. John M. O’Keefe, Dr. May-Britt Moser and Dr. Edvard  I. Moser for their discoveries of nerve cells in the brain that enable a sense of place and navigation. These discoveries are ground breaking…

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by David M. States* Ludolf von Krehl’s search for colleagues who would integrate the then quite separate disciplines of the natural sciences under the umbrella of biomedical research led him to . Meyerhof’s study of intermediate metabolism involved a mix of physiology, pharmacology, physics and pathology. His already well-known successes with the study of muscle…

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Swedish 2014-10-06 har idag beslutat att Nobelpriset i Fysiologi eller Medicin år 2014 skall utdelas med ena hälften till John O’Keefe och den andra gemensamt till May-Britt Moser och Edvard I. Moser för deras upptäckter av celler som utgör ett positioneringssystem i hjärnan Hur kan vi förstå var vi befinner oss? Hur kan vi finna…

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