Three share Nobel Prize for work on brain maps
Nobel Prize in medicine goes jointly to Edvard Moser May-Britt Moser and John O'Keefe for discovery of the brain’s GPS like positioning system. The trio’s decades apart research in rats illuminates how humans navigate spaces and may advance understanding of cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
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Nobel Prize in Medicine honors three scientists for brain GPS map
John O'Keefe and the Mosers share the 2014 Nobel Prize for discoveries on how brain cells create a map of the environment. Their work explains place and grid cells that help orientation and movement, with potential Alzheimer's insights. The scientists say the findings reflect a paradigm shift in understanding brain function and spatial memory.
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Brain GPS cells win 2014 Nobel Prize in medicine
Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine awarded to John O Keefe May Brit Moser and Edvard Moser for discoveries of brain cells that form a positioning system. Prize money split 4 million kronor and Dec 10 ceremony set in Stockholm.
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