Neurons: more is not better

For a correct functioning of the brain, it is essential that the number of neurons is the appropriate one: neither more nor less.

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Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini: Jewish, woman and scientist

Neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini won the Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1986. She was member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and Goodwill Ambassador of the (FAO), and she created a foundation to help African women and girls to study.

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Naturalist Sacks

The disappearance of Oliver Sacks on 30 August 2015 marked the end of an era. His final farewell represented the loss of a great figure, an immensely influential voice truncated.

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