John C. Eccles

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:neuroscientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Australian_Academy_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:New_York_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Academy_of_the_Social_Sciences_in_Australia
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Melbourne
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkbp:born January 27, 1903
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:contribution theories on consciousness
discovery of the role of neurotransmitters
investigations of the brain's electrical activity
studies on the spinal cord
gptkbp:died May 2, 1997
gptkbp:field gptkb:psychology
physiology
neuroscience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John C. Eccles
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Francis_Crick
gptkb:Antonio_Damasio
gptkb:Roger_Sperry
gptkb:David_H._Hubel
gptkb:Gerald_Edelman
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Charles_Scott_Sherrington
gptkbp:known_for research on synaptic transmission
Eccles' theory of synaptic transmission
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:John_Carew_Eccles
gptkb:Graham_Brown
gptkb:Richard_A._H._Smith
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Self_and_Its_Brain
gptkb:The_Human_Psyche
How the Self Controls Its Brain
The Brain and the Self
The Wonder of Being Human
gptkbp:research_focus neurophysiology
neuropharmacology
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helen_Eccles
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:University_of_Otago
gptkb:Australian_National_University
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfred_S._W._Mc_Culloch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5