Three researchers shared Nobel Prize in Medicine
On October 6, the Nobel Committee at Sweden's Karolinska Institute announced that scientists John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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| Scientists won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Photo: Nobelprize.org |
The Nobel Committee assessed: This year's laureates have discovered a positioning system (a kind of internal GPS) in the brain that helps humans navigate in space.
The three scientists' research focuses on explaining the questions "how the brain forms a map of the space around us, and how we can navigate in a complex environment".
The discovery of the brain's positioning system has opened new avenues for understanding other cognitive processes, such as memory, thinking, and planning.
John O'Keefe is a British-American scientist who received this prestigious award along with Norwegian scientists Evard I. Moser and May-Britt Moser.
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