Santiago Ramón y Cajal received the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on what?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The structure of the nervous system
- Step 1: According to the official source: The most famous distinction he was awarded was the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906, together with the Italian scientist Camillo Golgi "in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system". Answer: The structure of the nervous system. Why not the others: The discovery of penicillin, The structure of DNA, and The cause of malaria were other landmark medical discoveries honored by separate Nobel Prizes.
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