potentials in nerve fibers while on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis, awarded jointly with Joseph Erlanger. Gasser was born in Platteville
Camp(學習並慶祝猶太教生活的營地)。他於明尼蘇達州明尼阿波利斯郊區聖路易斯公園(英语:St. Louis Park, Minnesota)成長。母親瑞納(娘家姓為諾依曼)是聖克勞德州立大學(英语:St. Cloud State University)藝術史學家,而父親愛德華·科恩是明尼蘇達大學經濟學家。伊森·柯恩的