May-Britt Moser
BrazilscientistFemale9.0Global Dominance: 0.00%May-Britt Moser is a renowned Norwegian neuroscientist known for her pioneering research on the brain's spatial navigation system. Along with her husband, Edvard Moser, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014 for their discovery of grid cells in the entorhinal cortex, which play a crucial role in how organisms perceive their position in space. Her work has greatly contributed to our understanding of memory and cognitive mapping, making her a leading figure in neuroscience.
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May-Britt Moser is a scientist who discovered, along with Edvard Moser, how the brain's 'GPS' functions.
‘Não usamos apenas 10% do cérebro. Isso é mito. Usamos 100% dele’, esclarece neurocientista ganhador do NobelBrazil· 2026-07-21
May-Britt Moser celebrated the announcement by dancing in front of NTNU's main building.
Regjeringen dropper norskkravet til utenlandske forskere
Norway· 2025-03-27
May-Britt Moser is a Nobel Prize winner who celebrated the government's decision to eliminate the Norwegian language requirement.
– Ville ha bremset rekrutteringen noe enormtNorway· 2025-03-25
May-Britt Moser is noted for her contributions to the understanding of place and grid cells in the brain.
Describen cómo las neuronas crean mapas sofisticados en el cerebro para orientarnos
Bolivia· 2025-02-27
May-Britt Moser is one of the Nobel Prize winners for her research on the inner GPS system.
Vnútorné GPS existuje. Vďaka čomu vieme, kde sa práve nachádzame?
Slovakia· 2025-02-24
