Rafael Lorente de Nó
Spanish neuroscientist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spanish neuroscientist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rafael Lorente de Nó (April 8, 1902 – April 2, 1990) was a Spanish neuroscientist who advanced the scientific understanding of the nervous system with his seminal research. [1] [2] [3] He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences.[1][2] The National Academies Press called him "one of the premier neurophysiologists in the United States".[2]
Lorente de Nó was born in Zaragoza, Spain. He received his medical degree from the University of Madrid in 1923.[2] He immigrated to the United States in 1931 when he accepted a position at the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis.[1] In 1936, he joined The Rockefeller University, then known as The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, as an associate.[1] He was made an associate member in 1938 and a full member in 1941.[4][5] Lorente de Nó was an active member of several academic societies, among them the American Physiological Society and the American Association of Anatomists.[2]
Lorente de Nó was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1950, and later also to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1] He received honorary degrees from several universities, among them Clark University, Atlanta, and his home university, Rockefeller University, but also from University of Uppsala, Sweden.[2] His contributions to neuroscience were honored by the American Philosophical Society through the Karl Spencer Lashley Award in 1959; he was the first to receive this award.[6] In 1986, he received the Award of Merit for his life's work.
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