Why Cajal is worth talking about

Cajal's father

Cajal's childhood

Cajal's early work on the brain, and the status of neuroscience in the 1880s

The conference that made Cajal famous

Cajal's years as a famous scientist

Cajal's personality

Cajal & Golgi's rivalry

del Rio and the discovery of glia cells

Picaresque novels and the difficulty of trusting Cajal's stories of himself

A book or paper more people should read

Something Ben wishes he'd learnt sooner

Advice for PhD students/postdocs - people in a transitory period

Benjamin Ehrlich is the author of the recent biography of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (The brain in search of itself), and The Dreams of Santiago Ramon y Cajal. We talk about Cajal's life and work, Cajal's unlikely beginnings in a rural Spain, how he discovered that neurons were separate from each other, leading to the neutron doctrine, how Cajal became famous seemingly overnight, Cajal's rivalry with Camillo Golgi, the relationship between art and science, how to write a biography of someone whose autobiographical writings were heavily influenced by picaresque novels, and much more. BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith. Support the show: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-patreon">https://geni.us/bjks-patreon</a> Timestamps 0:00:00: Why Cajal is worth talking about 0:01:42: Cajal's father  0:04:48: Cajal's childhood 0:17:22: Cajal's early work on the brain, and the status of neuroscience in the 1880s 0:23:45: The conference that made Cajal famous 0:29:42: Cajal's years as a famous scientist 0:35:33: Cajal's personality 0:41:14: Cajal &amp; Golgi's rivalry 0:45:48: del Rio and the discovery of glia cells 0:49:13: Picaresque novels and the difficulty of trusting Cajal's stories of himself 1:02:52: A book or paper more people should read 1:04:14: Something Ben wishes he'd learnt sooner 1:04:57: Advice for PhD students/postdocs - people in a transitory period Podcast links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-pod">https://geni.us/bjks-pod</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twt">https://geni.us/bjks-pod-twt</a></li></ul>Ben (Ehrlich)'s links<ul><li>Website: <a href="http://www.benehrlich.com/">http://www.benehrlich.com/</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benehrlich11">https://twitter.com/benehrlich11</a></li></ul>Ben (Kuper-Smith)'s links<ul><li>Website: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-web">https://geni.us/bjks-web</a></li><li>Google Scholar: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-scholar">https://geni.us/bjks-scholar</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://geni.us/bjks-twt">https://geni.us/bjks-twt</a></li></ul> References &amp; links Kölliker: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_von_K%C3%B6lliker">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_von_K%C3%B6lliker</a> Golgi: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Golgi">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camillo_Golgi</a> del Rio: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADo_del_R%C3%ADo_Hortega">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADo_del_R%C3%ADo_Hortega</a> Calvino (1972). Invisible cities. Ehrlich (2017). The Dreams of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Ehrlich (2022). The brain in search of itself: Santiago Ramón y Cajal and the story of the neuron. Pitlor &amp; Lee (editors). The Best American Short Stories 2023 .

Benjamin Ehrlich is the author of the recent biography of Santiago Ramon y Cajal (The brain in search of itself), and The Dreams of Santiago Ramon y Cajal. We talk about Cajal's life and work, Cajal's unlikely beginnings in a rural Spain, how he discovered that neurons were separate from each other, leading to the neutron doctrine, how Cajal became famous seemingly overnight, Cajal's rivalry with Camillo Golgi, the relationship between art and science, how to write a biography of someone whos...

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