Rodolfo Llinás

Rodolfo Llinás Riascos (born 16 December 1934) is a Colombian and American neuroscientist. He is currently the Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the NYU School of Medicine. Llinás has published over 800 scientific articles.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llinás and the second or maternal family name is Riascos.
Rodolfo Llinás
Rodolfo Llinás Riascos
Born (1934-12-16) 16 December 1934
Bogotá, Colombia
NationalityColombian and American
Alma materPontificia Universidad Javeriana and Australian National University
Known forPhysiology of the cerebellum, the thalamus, Thalamocortical dysrhythmia as well as for his pioneering work on the inferior olivary nucleus, on the squid giant synapse and on human magnetoencephalography (MEG)
AwardsRalph W. Gerard Prize (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience
InstitutionsNYU School of Medicine
Doctoral advisorSir John Eccles
Neuropsychology
Topics
Brain functions
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