title: Mircea Steriade (1924-2006).
abstract: Dr. Mircea Steriade passed away at age 82. In this obituary I briefly describe some of the most important achievements of his remarkable life and I express deepest sympathies to his family members, collaborators and trainees.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Physiology, Université Laval, Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, 2601 de la Canardiere, Québec, G1J 2G3, Canada. Igor.Timofeev@phs.ulaval.ca
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authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Timofeev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history*; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000266:history*; D016548:Prosencephalon / Q000502:physiology*; D011792:Quebec; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology