In which year did the Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1906
- Step 1: According to the official source: Santiago Ramón y Cajal ( Spanish: [ sanˈtjaɣo raˈmon i kaˈxal ] ; 1 May 1852 – 17 October 1934) was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system . ... He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906. Answer: 1906. Why not the others: 1901, 1912, and 1923 represent different historical years or calendar periods in Spanish history.
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