title: Alois Alzheimer (1864-1915)--student days and first scientific activities.
abstract: This article gives an overview of Alois Alzheimer's years as a medical student, his most influential teachers, and the origin of his interest in (neuro)histopathology. The neuron theory discussions of that time are reviewed briefly.
authors.affiliation: University Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kircher
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wormstall
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000266:history; D004850:Eponyms; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*