Description: (Norwegian Neuroscientist and Co-Discoverer of 'Grid Cells' in the Brain & the Identification of their Function)
Edvard Ingjald Moser is a prominent Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist currently serving as a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014 for his groundbreaking research on the brain's positioning system, alongside his collaborator May-Britt Moser and mentor John O'Keefe. Moser's expertise lies in the study of grid cells and place cells, specialized neurons crucial for spatial navigation. He has established and led multiple research groups and centers focused on neuroscience, establishing himself as a leading figure in the field.