May-Britt Moser
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Summary
May-Britt Moser was born on January 4, 1963[1], in Fosnavåg[2]. She has worked as a neuroscientist[3], psychologist[4], researcher[5], and university teacher[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,081 views/month, #7,230 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Norway[8]
- Field of work: neuroscience[9], grid neuron[10]
- Position held: professor[11]
- Employer: Norwegian University of Science and Technology[12], University of Oslo[13]
- Educated at: University of Edinburgh[14]
- Award received: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[15], Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize[16], Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[17], Årets trønder[18], Körber European Science Prize[19], Karl Spencer Lashley Award[20], Perl-UNC Prize[21], W. Alden Spencer Award[22], Eric K. Fernströms Nordiska Pris[23], prix Liliane-Bettencourt pour les sciences du vivant[24], Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine[25], Erna Hamburger Prize[26], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav[27]
- Member of: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[28], Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences[29], Academia Europaea[30], National Academy of Sciences[31], Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters[32], American Philosophical Society[33], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[34]
- Sex or gender: female[35]
- Commons category: May-Britt Moser[36]
- Academic degree: Candidate of Psychology[37]
- Residence: Trondheim[38]
- Family name: Moser[39]
- Given name: May-Britt[40]
- Student of: John O'Keefe[41]
- Described by source: Women In Science[42]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[43], Norwegian[44]
- Birth name: May-Britt Andreassen[45]
- Interested in: neuroscience[46]
- P3413: 8220[47]
Why It Matters
May-Britt Moser has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
She is credited with the discovery of grid neuron[50], a cell type[51].
FAQs
Where was May-Britt Moser born?
May-Britt Moser was born in Fosnavåg[2].
What did May-Britt Moser do for work?
May-Britt Moser worked as a neuroscientist[3], psychologist[4], researcher[5], and university teacher[6].
Where did May-Britt Moser go to school?
May-Britt Moser was educated at University of Edinburgh[14].
What awards did May-Britt Moser receive?
Honors received include Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[15], Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize[16], Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class[17], and Årets trønder[18].
What did May-Britt Moser discover?
May-Britt Moser is credited as discoverer of grid neuron[50].