How Does Our Mind Work? (今月のノーベル賞月報)

Monthly AUGUST 2014 Nerve cells Inside the Human Nervous System The brain, the centre of learning, emotions, memory and personality, has been, and continues to be, the focus of study and research as humankind tries to understand the workings of the mind. Since 1901, several Nobel Laureates have been awarded for their work in various areas of neuroscience, from the structure of the nervous system and the chemical transmission of nerve impulses to the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres. A brief story of Nobel Prizes related to the nervous system Nerve Cells Made Visible Already in 1873, Medicine Laureate Camillo Golgi's staining method made it possible to visualize nerve cells for the first time. Read about Camillo Golgi's discoveries Drawing by Camillo Golgi Brain research Our Remarkable Memory The brain has an astounding ability to record and recall information. This documentary delves into today’s memory research, the foundations of which were laid by early 20th-century Nobel Prize awarded pioneers, and uncovers how today's neuroscientists are helping to find new treatments for disorders of memory. Watch The Mystery of Memory The Split Brain Experiment An experiment in the 1960s revealed how the brain's left and right hemispheres work, an experiment that led to a Nobel Prize for Roger Sperry. Try it yourself! Try the Split Brain Experiment Monthly Quiz The First Awarded Woman Not until 1947 was a woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Who was this Czech-American biochemist? Make a guess and click to submit your answer. Barbara McClintock Gerty Cori Linda Buck Follow us: Twitter Facebook Google+ Youtube This e-mail was sent to you using the Nobelprize.org distribution service: We maintain a strict policy for the Nobelprize.org Monthly. When you sign up, you can be assured that your e-mail address will not be sold, given or traded to any third party. Read this on the web Contact the Nobelprize.org team Unsubscribe All content copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014 Read the copyright information Read the legal notice (pdf)

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