Per Andersen | |
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| Born | (1930-01-12)January 12, 1930 |
| Died | February 17, 2020(2020-02-17) (aged 90) |
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| Fields | Neuroscience |
Per Oskar Andersen ForMemRS[1] (12 January 1930 – 17 February 2020) was aNorwegianbrain researcher at theUniversity of Oslo. Research by his lab, specifically byTerje Lømo (andTimothy Bliss, who helped characterize the phenomenon years later), led to the discovery oflong-term potentiation in 1966.[2]
He was a fellow of theNorwegian Academy of Science and Letters[3] and theRoyal Society.[4] He heldhonorary degrees at theUniversity of Zürich and theStockholm University.[5]
He resided inBlommenholm.[5]
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| Preceded by | Recipient of the Fridtjof Nansen Excellent Research Award in Science 1972 | Succeeded by |
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