Santiago Ramón y Cajal: Artistic legacy in Science, 90 years later.

Autor: Junkes L; Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: lara.junkes@gmail.com., Nardi AE; Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Brain research [Brain Res] 2024 Dec 04; Vol. 1850, pp. 149384. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Dec 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2024.149384
Abstrakt: Ninety years after his death in 1934, the artistic beauty of the innovative brain images created by physician and histologist Santiago Ramón y Cajal, as well as his revolutionary neuroanatomical theory, remains relevant today. As a scientist who isolated brain nerve cells, he visualized them as physically distinct entities, answering one of the most crucial questions of his time. Prior to his work, the prevailing belief was in the reticular theory, which suggested that nervous tissue was continuous and formed a network of interconnected cells. His anatomical studies helped establish the foundations of modern neuroscience. Cajal, who worked in solitude for many years, embodied one of the most important virtues of a scientist in his life: perseverance.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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