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“The problem for many people is that we cannot point to the underlying biological bases of most psychiatric disorders. In fact, we are nowhere near understanding them as well as we understand disorders of the liver or the heart.”

Quote by Eric Kandel

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Eric Kandel
Eric Kandel

Eric Kandel, born on November 7, 1929, is a renowned neuroscientist and psychologist. His groundbreaking research in the fields of memory and brain plasticity earned him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, shared with James E. Rothman and Richard A. Axel. Professor Kandel has been a faculty member at Columbia University Medical School, and his work has profoundly influenced our understanding of how the brain processes memory and experience. more

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