title: Santiago Ramón y Cajal's concept of neuronal plasticity: the ambiguity lives on.
abstract: Parallel to his well-known work on the microarchitecture of the CNS, Santiago Ramón y Cajal conducted various investigations of its de- and regenerative capacities. However, Ramón y Cajal's theoretical stance on the issue remains rather ambiguous and can even be assumed to reflect modern views on the potential of structural plasticity in the CNS.
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Institute for History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Frank W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Stahnisch
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nitsch
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*