Edebiyat ve Tarih Dünyasından Fizyoloji ve Tıp Alanındaki Nobel Ödülüne: Eric Richard Kandel -From the All World of Letters and History to the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Eric R. Kandel

Eric Richard Kandel arrived in Vienna on November 7, 1929. With the motivation of Sigmund Freud; he had interest towards psychoanalysis, loss of consciousness, learning and memory biology, and after completing his literature and history studies at Harvard University, he started the New York University Medical Faculty in 1952. His aimed to understand the mechanism of perception, movement, emotion, thought, memories and mind. That's why he worked the nervous system in the laboratory of Harry Grundfest, professor of neurology at Columbia University. Kandel studied how our memories are stored by nerve cells. He discovered that in the Aplysia Californica's learning mechanism, chemical signals changed the structure of synapses. He continued his experiments to explain that short-lived term and long-lived term memories were caused by different signals. In 2000, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine “for his discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system”. His studies have solved not only physiological questions, but also have been the basis for many subsequent multidisciplinary workshops. For this reason, we aimed to introduce the precious scientist who lead the future researches. Kandel is still a professor at Columbia University. He is continuing his researches at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is among the founders of the Neurobiology and Behavior Center. He is a member of France, Austria, Greece, Germany, the National Academies of Sciences and the US National Academy of Sciences. Kandel has received an honorary degree above 20.  Kandel is interested in art as well as science, and his books are published. OZ Eric Richard Kandel 7 Kasim, 1929 Viyana‘da dunyaya geldi. Sigmund Freud'dan aldigi motivasyonla; psikanaliz, bilinc kaybi, ogrenme ve bellek biyolojisine derin bir ilgi duydu ve Harvard Universitesi’nde edebiyat ve tarih egitimini tamamladiktan sonra 1952’de New York Universitesi Tip Fakultesi’ne basladi. Amaci; algiyi, hareketi,  hissetmeyi, dusunceyi ve anilarin nasil hatirlandigini, zihnin isleyis mekanizmasini anlamakti. Bu nedenle Columbia Universitesi'nde noroloji profesoru olan Harry Grundfest'in laboratuvarinda sinir sistemi calisti. Kandel, anilarimizin sinir hucreleri tarafindan nasil depolandigini inceledi. Aplysia Californica’nin ogrenme mekanizmasinda kimyasal sinyallerin, sinapslarin yapisini degistirdigini kesfetti. Kisa sureli ve uzun sureli anilarin, farkli sinyallerle olustugunu aciklamak icin deneylerini surdurdu. "Sinir sisteminde sinyal iletimi ile ilgili kesifleri"nden dolayi 2000 yilinda Nobel Fizyoloji ve Tip Odulu’ne layik goruldu. Kandel'in sadece bir kac hafta once cevaplamakla kalmadi ve sonraki coklu coklu oynatici calismanin da temelini olusturulmustur. Bu nedenle gelecekteki arastirmalara isik tutan bu bilim insaninin tanitilmasi amaclanmistir. Kandel, hala Columbia Universitesi'nde profesordur. Howard Hughes Tip Enstitusu'nde arastirmalarina devam ettirmektedir. Norobiyoloji ve Davranis Merkezi'nin kuruculari arasindadir. Fransa, Avusturya, Yunanistan, Almanya Ulusal Bilim Akademileri ve ABD Ulusal Bilimler Akademisi'nin bir uyesidir. Kandel, 20'sinde onursal derece almistir. Bilinen seyla ilgilenmekte ve kitaplari yayinliyor. Bellegin Pesinde: Yeni Bir Zihin Biliminin Dogusu adli kitabi, 2006 Los Angeles Times Kitap ve Bilim Odulu'ne layik gorulmustur.