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Joseph Erlanger
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Joseph Erlanger was an American physician and physiologist who lived from 1874 to 1965 and made important contributions to understanding how the nervous system works. His research helped scientists better understand how nerves transmit electrical signals in the body.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1944
“for their discoveries relating to the highly differentiated functions of single nerve fibres”
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- St. Louis
- Occupation
- neurologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Joseph Erlanger nobel.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1874-01-05
- date of death
- 1965-12-05
- Commons category
- Joseph Erlanger
- member of
- National Academy of Sciences
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- student
- Herbert Spencer Gasser
- interested in
- physiology
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Erlanger (January 5, 1874 – December 5, 1965) was an American physiologist who is best known for his contributions to the field of neuroscience. Together with Herbert Spencer Gasser, he identified several varieties of nerve fiber and established the relationship between action potential velocity and fiber diameter. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for these achievements.
Biography
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