Sir Colin Brian Blakemore. 1 June 1944—27 June 2022
Zoltán Molnár,
Andrew Parker
Abstract:Colin Blakemore was a giant of neuroscience, whose direct research contributions shaped our modern knowledge of vision and the senses, as well as neural development, plasticity and degeneration. His early work revealed that manipulation of the sensory environment exerts a profound influence on the growing nervous system, establishing that the activation of nerve cells is directly linked to the successful maintenance of these cells’ connections with the rest of the brain. These and many later findings set the s… Show more
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