When was John O'Keefe born?

John O'Keefe was born on 18 November 1939 in New York City.

Where did John O'Keefe study?

John O'Keefe was educated at City College of New York, McGill University, Regis High School.

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John O'Keefe

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American British neuroscientist, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine

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John Michael O'Keefe (born November 18, 1939) is an American-British neuroscientist, psychologist and a professor at University College London.

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Born: 18 November 1939 wd
Place of birth: New York City wd
Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States wd
Occupation: neurologist, university teacher, psychologist, scientist, neuroscientist wd
Education: City College of New York, McGill University, Regis High School wd
Official website: ucl.ac.uk/cdb/research/okeefe wd

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2014)
Feldberg Foundation Prize (2001)
Grawemeyer Awards (2006)
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2008)
Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (2013)
Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (2014)
Annual Review Prize Lecture (2016)
Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology (2020)
honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University (2015)

About

O'Keefe discovered place cells in the hippocampus, and that they show a specific kind of temporal coding in the form of theta phase precession. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014, together with May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser; he has received several other awards.

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When was John O'Keefe born?: John O'Keefe was born on 18 November 1939 in New York City.
Where did John O'Keefe study?: John O'Keefe was educated at City College of New York, McGill University, Regis High School.

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