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Lorente de Nó: From Neuroanatomy to Neurophysiology
Juan M Espinosa-Sanchez1,2, Lucía Espinosa-Campos3, Ángel Batuecas-Caletrío4
1Otology and Neurotology Group CTS495, Department of Genomic Medicine, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENyO), Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, Granada, Spain.
Abstract:
Rafael Lorente de Nó (1902-1990) was the youngest and last of Santiago Ramón y Cajal's students. With Fernando de Castro, Lorente de Nó helped to transition the focus of Ramón y Cajal's School from neuroanatomy to neurophysiology. His main contributions to neuroscience concerned the cytoarchitecture of the cerebral isocortex and hippocampus, neural networks, central vestibular system anatomy, vestibulo-ocular reflex physiology, cochlear nuclei anatomy, and synaptic transmission mechanisms. This article pays tribute to the memory of Lorente de Nó by providing a comprehensive review of the life and work of this giant of neuroscience. Anat Rec, 303:1221-1231, 2020. © 2019 American Association for Anatomy.
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