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    The Map in Your Mind: 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

    The Map in Your Mind: 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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    The Map in Your Mind: 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

    FromScience Talk

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    Length:
    20 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 6, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser for their discoveries of cells that constitute a positioning system in the brain—an inner GPS. The winning work is explained by Karolinska Institute faculty and Nobel Committee members Göran Hansson, Ole Kiehn, Hans Forssberg and Juleen Zierath
     
    Released:
    Oct 6, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Science Talk is a weekly science audio show covering the latest in the world of science and technology. Join Steve Mirsky each week as he explores cutting-edge breakthroughs and controversial issues with leading scientists and journalists. He is also an articles editor and columnist at Scientific American magazine. His column, "Antigravity," is one of science writing's great humor venues. Also check our daily podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast