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Engr. Ali Nawaz Mighiana
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John C. Eccles won the Nobel Prize for his work:

A) recording the first dendrites ever to be observed.
B) using techniques first developed to study squid axons in order to record large motor neurons in the vertebrate spinal cord.
C) developing a cure for multiple sclerosis, based on recording neurons in the vertebrate spinal cord.
D) using techniques first developed to study the vertebrate spinal cord in order to record large squid axons.

Nobel Prize

Prestigious international awards given annually in several categories including physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economic sciences, to those who confer the greatest benefit to humanity.

John C. Eccles

A neurophysiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse and neurotransmitters.

Squid Axons

Squid axons are large nerve fibers used in research to understand the fundamental properties of nerve impulse conduction.

  • Understand the historical significance of major discoveries in neuroscience.
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