Rafael yuste biography
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Rafael Yuste
Neuroscientist and neurorights advocate (born 1963)
Rafael Yuste MD, PhD | |
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Yuste in 2014 | |
| Born | (1963-04-25)April 25, 1963[1] Madrid[2] |
| Nationality | Spanish-American |
| Citizenship | Spanish, US |
| Alma mater | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Rockefeller University |
| Known for | calcium imaging technique, brain activity map |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurobiology |
| Institutions | Columbia University |
| Thesis | Optical studies of calcium dynamics in developing neocortical neurons |
| Doctoral advisors | Torsten Wiesel, Lawrence C.
Katz |
| Notable students | Erik Hoel |
Rafael Yuste (born April 25, 1963 in Madrid) is a Spanish–American neurobiologist and one of the initiators of the BRAIN Initiative announced in 2013.[3] He is currently a professor at Columbia University.
Biography
Yuste's interest in neuroscience arose early, inspired by books like Santiago Ramón y Cajal's Los Tónicos de