John O'Keefe

John O'Keefe

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014

University College London

“for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain”

John O'Keefe is a British-American neuroscientist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014 for his discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain. At the time of the award he was affiliated with University College London.

Field
Biology · Neuroscience
Lifespan
1939–