Charles Scott Sherrington
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was a British neurophysiologist. His experimental research established many aspects of contemporary neuroscience, including the concept of the spinal reflex as a system involving connected neurons, and the ways in which signal transmission between neurons can be potentiated or depotentiated. Sherrington himself coined the word "synapse" to define the connection between two neurons.
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- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- University of OxfordFitzwilliam College
- Awards
- 🏆 Copley Medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Michael Foster
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 John Eccles📖 Wilder Penfield
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1857
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Birth1952
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