Charles Scott Sherrington

Who is this?

Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (27 November 1857 – 4 March 1952) was a British neurophysiologist. His experimental research established many aspects of contemporary neuroscience, including the concept of the spinal reflex as a system involving connected neurons (the "neuron doctrine"), and the ways in which signal transmission between neurons can be potentiated or depotentiated. Sherrington himself coined the word "synapse" to define the connection between two neurons. His book The Integrative Action of the Nervous System (1906) is a synthesis of this work, in recognition of which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1932 (along with Edgar Adrian). In addition to his work in physiology, Sherrington did research in histology, bacteriology, and pathology. He was president of the Royal Society in the early 1920s.

Career

1. 1857
   Born
2. 1897
   Won Croonian Medal and Lecture
3. 1899
   Won Baly Medal
4. 1904
   Won Silliman Memorial Lectures
5. 1952
   Passed away
6. Member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
7. Member of Royal Society
8. Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
9. Won Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
10. Won Order of Merit

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Islington
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom, United States
• •Known as: physician, neurologist, university teacher, pathologist
• •Sport: association football