Rita Levi-Montalcini Pietro Calissano Eric R. Kandel
The past two decades may well become known as the golden era of neurobiology. This field, that in the first half of this century seemed far too complex to be investigated with the low resolution techniques available to the investigators, suddenly blossomed in the second half of the century into one of the most promising areas of biology, thanks to discoveries which took place practically simultaneously in most areas of neurobiological research. Here we mention only some of the most important: the discovery of the large number of neurotransmitters from monoamines to peptides, the...
The past two decades may well become known as the golden era of neurobiology. This field, that in the first half of this century seemed far too comple...