Spanish doctor Rural doctor, professional interest. From the beginning he leans towards research. Leave works on morphology, physiology and pathology of neurons. Perfects the knowledge about the cell, initiated by other researchers. Applies the principles of animal cells to nerve cells through the system of staining or chromatic dye, invented by Camilo Golgi. Determine the cellular structure with greater precision. His proposal on neurons, especially welcomed in Berlin, is, however, the first incursion of Ramón y Cajal in medical science. His hypothesis of the existence of a continuity of the nervous substance, in contradiction with Galen’s theory, is accepted and put into practice. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906, shared with the Italian Golgi.
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