Sir John O'Keefe

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gptkbp:instanceOf neuroscientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine
gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:born November 18, 1939
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Edvard_I._Moser
gptkb:May-Britt_Moser
gptkbp:contribution understanding spatial memory
understanding navigation
gptkbp:education gptkb:McGill_University
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Academy_of_Medical_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
Gatsby Charitable Foundation
gptkbp:field neuroscience
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John O'Keefe
gptkbp:inception place cell theory
gptkbp:influence psychology
cognitive neuroscience
neurobiology
gptkbp:influenced neuroscience community
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Marr
gptkbp:knownFor discovery of place cells
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:publications The Hippocampus as a Cognitive Map
The Hippocampus
Place_Cells_and_the_Hippocampus
gptkbp:releaseYear 1971
1978
1993
2007
hippocampus
gptkbp:researchFocus cognitive maps
gptkbp:researchInterest imaging techniques
electrophysiology
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Irene_O'Keefe
gptkbp:website Nobel_Prize_Biography
UCL_Profile