Who is regarded as the father of neurology?

Answer 1

Spanish doctor Santiago Ramon y Cajal. He realized the nervous system was composed of individual cells, neurons. Scientists believed at the time the nervous system was a system of continuous cables.

Answer 2

S. Weir Mitchell

(1829-1914)

JMC Class of 1850

Answer 2

Jane Martin Charcot

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Answer 3

Aristotle is often regarded as the father of neurology due to his early contributions to the field through his observations on the nervous system in animals. His work laid the foundation for the study of how the brain and nerves function.