by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
KING OF GOLD SANTIAGO RAMÓN Y CAJAL This week, the neurodeck reveals its brightest card: Santiago Ramón y Cajal, our King of Gold Mischievous child and rebellious young man [1][2], his father’s medicine knew how to channel the vigor of his genius along the path...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
HORSE OF GOLD FRANCISCO TELLO FRANCISCO TELLO (1880 – 1958), the father of pathological anatomy in Spain Francisco Tello is the rider of the Horse of gold. From the first student hired by the Biological Research Laboratory at the beginning of the century to a...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
PAGES OF GOLD NEUROSCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATORS FROM THE CAJAL SCHOOL: SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION AS A DISCIPLINE We present our Pages of gold: the neuroscientific illustrators who worked with Santiago Ramón y Cajal and his disciples at the Neurological School of Madrid. At...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
CARDS 2 TO 7 OF GOLD ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE Cards 2 to 7 of gold: Alzheimer´s disease Alzheimer destroys our neuronal treasure and the richness of its connections, obscuring memories, limiting cognitive abilities and hindering daily life. The suit of gold symbolizes both...
by Instituto Cajal | Feb 2, 2024 | neurobaraja
ACE OF GOLD NEURONS Introducing the Ace of Gold of the neurodeck: neurons. We have chosen neurons to represent the suit of gold in our neurodeck because they are million-dollar cells, rich and very valuable. Neurons are millionaires due to their number: the latest...