Madrid, October 21 (EFE).- “Cajal and the Spanish School of Histology” is the title of the exhibition hosted by the Royal Academy of Medicine in Madrid with the aim of making visitors aware of the importance of working in the world. By the Spanish doctor and scientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal.
In the exhibition, which will remain open until January 31, 2024, there is the handwritten autobiography of Santiago Ramón y Cajal himself (Pitilla de Aragon, Navarra, May 1, 1852 – Madrid, October 17, 1934), his doctoral dose, and documents from when he was an academic At the Royal Academy of Medicine of Spain, his first books and milestones of his scientific work.
These include the theory of neurons, the theory of dynamic polarization, the genetic research method, and the regeneration and degeneration of nervous tissue.
In addition, you can see a small laboratory containing the basic tools and microscopes of the time that he used, as well as another section dedicated to one of his favorite activities such as photography, including color photography.
In a statement, Professor Antonio Campos Muñoz, one of the curators of the exhibition, highlighted that Ramón y Cajal in one of his books “has already established rules and advice for young researchers, in addition to his basic ideas about their mentality and behavior.” “
Moreover, it highlights that more than 100 years after Cajal received the Nobel Prize, his works are still the most cited among all classical authors. Evie
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