The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014 was divided, one half awarded to John O'Keefe (middle), the other half jointly to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser. Congratulations to all three!
Monday, October 6, 2014
2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Do We Have an Internal GPS?
How do we know where we are? How can we find the way from one place to another? And how can we store this information in such a way that we can immediately find the way the next time we trace the same path? This year's Nobel Laureates have discovered a positioning system, an “inner GPS” in the brain that makes it possible to orient ourselves in space, demonstrating a cellular basis for higher cognitive function.
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