Mircea Steriade (1924-2006).
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.
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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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