1988 - Ricardo Miledi -

Professor Ricardo Miledi

King Faisal Prize in Science 1988 Laureate

Topic: "Biology "

It is fair to say that all those brain functions that make an individual’s learning, memory, love, hate, etc. depend on the correct functioning of the nerve cell and their synapses

Nationality: United Kingdom
Born: 15/9/1927, Mexico City, United Mexican States
Professor Ricardo Miledi was awarded the prize for his major contributions to the study of the processes by which nerve cells transfer information to muscles and to other nerve cells. Such knowledge is essential to explain how the brain processes information and how drugs and toxic substances affect the nervous system. It forms the basis for understanding certain devastating neurological diseases, and for the development of treatment for disorders of the nervous system.
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