Yngve Zotterman (20 September 1898 in Vadstena – 13 March 1982 in Stockholm) [1] [2] was a Swedish neurophysiologist who received his medical training at the Karolinska Institute. He conducted pioneering studies on nerve conduction together with Edgar Adrian. [3] He then worked on sensory function of skin, particularly related to pain, heat and the neurochemistry of taste buds. [4]
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1949, and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1953.
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References
- ^ Zotterman, Yngve (1969). Touch, Tickle and Pain, Part I. Oxford: Pergamon Press. p. 269.
- ^ Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut (1982). "Yngve Zotterman" ( PDF). The Physiologist. 25 (5): 431. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Garson, Justin (March 2015). "The Birth of Information in the Brain: Edgar Adrian and the Vacuum Tube". Science in Context. 28 (1): 31–52. doi: 10.1017/S0269889714000313. ISSN 0269-8897.
- ^ Zotterman, Yngve (1971). Touch, Tickle and Pain, Part II. Oxford: Pergamon Press. p. 293.
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Yngve Zotterman (20 September 1898 in Vadstena – 13 March 1982 in Stockholm) [1] [2] was a Swedish neurophysiologist who received his medical training at the Karolinska Institute. He conducted pioneering studies on nerve conduction together with Edgar Adrian. [3] He then worked on sensory function of skin, particularly related to pain, heat and the neurochemistry of taste buds. [4]
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences in 1949, and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1953.
See also
References
- ^ Zotterman, Yngve (1969). Touch, Tickle and Pain, Part I. Oxford: Pergamon Press. p. 269.
- ^ Schmidt-Nielsen, Knut (1982). "Yngve Zotterman" ( PDF). The Physiologist. 25 (5): 431. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ Garson, Justin (March 2015). "The Birth of Information in the Brain: Edgar Adrian and the Vacuum Tube". Science in Context. 28 (1): 31–52. doi: 10.1017/S0269889714000313. ISSN 0269-8897.
- ^ Zotterman, Yngve (1971). Touch, Tickle and Pain, Part II. Oxford: Pergamon Press. p. 293.
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