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Arvid Carlsson

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Swedish neuroscientist

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Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish neuroscientist who made important discoveries about how the brain uses chemical messengers to function. His work helped explain the role of dopamine and other neurotransmitters in brain processes, which led to better treatments for diseases like Parkinson's and depression.

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Works
10

Top works

  • Dopamine receptor subtypes in neurological and psychiatric diseases
  • Om själslivets farmakologi och biokemi
  • Stress in health and disease
  • Progress in Dopamine Research Schizophrenia
  • Catecholamines

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1979-06-12
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Listeners
37
Total plays
111

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine2000

    for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system

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Encyclopedic overview

Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018) was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson's disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, together with Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard.

Early life and education

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