Professor John O'Keefe

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gptkbp:instanceOf neuroscientist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:John_O'Keefe_Sr.
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Gordon_Bell_Prize
PhD in Psychology
CBE_(Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire)
gptkbp:birthDate 1939-11-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:class gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:contribution understanding spatial memory
gptkbp:fellow gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:field neuroscience
gptkbp:hasAccreditation numerous awards
gptkbp:hasCharacter numerous_PhD_students
gptkbp:hasCitations neuroscience research funding
neuroscience awareness
gptkbp:hasClient neuroscience textbooks
understanding of cognitive maps
the field of cognitive neuroscience.
gptkbp:hasCollaboratedWith gptkb:Edvard_I._Moser
gptkb:May-Britt_Moser
international researchers
various research institutions
gptkbp:hasExaminer neural plasticity
neural circuits in the brain
the relationship between memory and space
gptkbp:hasFunding cognitive mapping in animals
the role of the entorhinal cortex
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn neuroscience education policies
spatial navigation theories
gptkbp:hasPart the effects of aging on memory
animal models of memory
gptkbp:hasParticipatedIn educational programs
educational initiatives
public outreach
international conferences
scientific panels
peer review activities
gptkbp:hasPerformedAt keynote speeches
gptkbp:hasProductLine interdisciplinary research
gptkbp:hasPublications review articles
over 200 scientific papers
scientific reviews
books on neuroscience
gptkbp:hasResearchInterest neural basis of memory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Professor John O'Keefe
gptkbp:influenced neuroscience research
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Marr
gptkbp:involvedIn neuroscience education
gptkbp:isExploredIn hippocampal function
the impact of environment on memory
the role of the hippocampus
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of place cells
place cells and grid cells
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Hugo_Spiers
gptkbp:publishes 'The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map'
gptkbp:researchAreas cognitive neuroscience
gptkbp:researchFocus memory and navigation
gptkbp:researchInterest electrophysiology
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Miriam_O'Keefe
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine