
American physiologist (1888-1963)
Herbert Spencer Gasser was an American physiologist who lived from 1888 to 1963 and made important contributions to understanding how nerve fibers transmit electrical signals. His work advanced the field of neuroscience and helped establish fundamental principles about how the nervous system communicates.
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Herbert Spencer Gasser (July 5, 1888 – May 11, 1963) was an American physiologist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1944 for his work with action potentials in nerve fibers while on the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis, awarded jointly with Joseph Erlanger.
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