Description: (American-British Neuroscientist Known for Discovering 'Place Cells')
John O'Keefe is a renowned American-British neuroscientist, psychologist, and professor recognized for his groundbreaking discovery of place cells in the hippocampus and their temporal coding via theta phase precession. He currently holds a professorship at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at University College London. O'Keefe received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014, sharing the honor with May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser for his significant contributions to the field. In addition to his Nobel recognition, O'Keefe has been the recipient of numerous other prestigious awards and holds a part-time chair at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.