Santiago Ramón y Cajal
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, specializing in neuroanatomy, particularly the histology of the central nervous system. He won the Nobel prize in 1906, becoming the first person of Spanish origin who won a scientific Nobel prize. His original investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain made him a pioneer of modern neuroscience. Hundreds of his drawings illustrating the delicate arborizations of brain cells are still in use for educational and training purposes. Source: [Santiago Ramón y Cajal]( on Wikipedia (Wikipedia contributors, [CC BY-SA 3.0](
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Advice for a young investigator
"Santiago Ramon y Cajal was a mythic figure in science. Hailed as the father of modern anatomy and neurobiology, he was largely responsible for the modern conception of the brain. His groundbreaking works were New Ideas on the Structure of the Nervous System and Histology of the Nervous System in Man and Vertebrates. In addition to leaving a legacy of unparalleled scientific research, Cajal sought to educate the novice scientist about how science was done and how he thought it should be done. This recently rediscovered classic, first published in 1897, is an anecdotal guide for the perplexed new investigator as well as a refreshing resource for the old pro."--BOOK JACKET.
Histología del sistema nervioso del hombre y de los vertebrados.
V.1. General principles, spinal cord, spinal ganglia, medulia & pons -- v-2. Ce rebellum, midbrain, retina, diencephalon, corpus striatum, cerebral cortex--in gerenal and regional, autonomic system.
Cuentos de vacaciones (narraciones seudocientíficas)
"A world-famous neurobiologist, Santiago Ramon y Cajal won the Nobel Prize for his scientific research in 1906. The previous year, he published these stories: five ingenious tales that take a microscopic look at the nature, allure, and danger of scientific curiosity."--BOOK JACKET.
Los tonicos de la voluntad, reglas y consejos sobre investigación científica
Les nouvelles idées sur la structure du système nerveux chez l'homme et chez les vertébrés
Consejos para jóvenes científicos
El libro EPUB que se presenta a continuación, recoge el discurso de Santiago Ramón y Cajal al entrar a formar parte de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales en 1897. Fue publicado en 1898, con el título Reglas y consejos sobre investigación científica. Incluye el Post scriptum que Cajal incorporó a la segunda edición (1899) del texto de su discurso y que retiró en las ediciones posteriores. En el Post scriptum Cajal cuenta su visión de la situación de España tras el desastre del 98.