What were the most significant neuroscience discoveries of 2008? Eric Kandel, a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at Columbia University, weighed in on the topic at an event at the Dana Center in Washington, D.C., in November. Kandel was a co-recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the physiological basis of memory. Here is an edited transcript of his remarks during a reception for members and guests of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.To read the entire article, click here.
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