In 1906, Santiago Ramón y Cajal won the Noble Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Date of Birth: 1 May 1852.
Died: 17 October 1934.
Nationality: Spanish.
Country: Spain.
Education: University of Zaragoza.
Known as: Fathering modern neuroscience, Discovery of the neuron Cajal body, Cajal–Retzius cell, Interstitial cell of Cajal, Neuron doctrine, Growth cone, Dendritic spine, Long-term potentiation, Mossy fiber, Neurotrophic theory, Axo-axonic synapse, Pioneer axon, Pyramidal cell, Radial glial cell, Retinal ganglion cell, Trisynaptic circuit, Visual map theory.
Profession: Neuroscientist, Pathologist, and Histologist.
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1906).
Fields: Neuroscience, Pathology Histology.
