This animated gif file was made by Arthur in South Africa. He has allowed me to use his art.
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Shown here is the result of millions of years of evolution. It is a specimen of the species homo sapiens. Again Arthur made the animation.
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This drawing by Cajal shows various types of neurons in the superficial layers of the human frontal cortex.
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Shown here is Camillo Golgi at the age of 77 in his laboratory in Pavia. Golgi shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Cajal in 1906. Among other things, Golgi invented a stain. This stain was later used by Cajal and others. At that time the light microscope was used. The electron microscope did not come out until the 1950's.
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This drawing of the human cerebellar cortex is from Golgi's book "Opera Omnia". The drawing was made by Golgi.
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This is another animated file from Arthur. The lower portions of the brain are called the "reptilian brain". These portions evolved from reptiles. Evolution is a survival of the fittest, as shown in the computer animation. The small dinosaur makes a mistake by coming too close to the big dinosaur.
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The brilliant Spaniard Santiago Ramon Cajal spanned the 19th and 20th centuries. Shown here is a drawing by Cajal, who was from Madrid.
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Shown here is the former NIMH scientist Dr. Julius Axelrod, who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1970 for his brilliant research on neurotransmitters. Axelrod is now retired.
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Shown here is Arvid Carlsson receiving the 2000 Nobel Prize in Medicine from the King of Sweden. Carlsson researched the dopamine theory of schizophrenia, which he believes in. This theory is very popular, but there are many variations on it.
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Dr. Richard Restak has written a series of very useful books on the brain including "The Mind". Another book is shown here.
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