Per Andersen
Encyclopedia
Per Oskar Andersen is a Norwegian
brain
researcher at the University of Oslo
. Research by his lab, specifically by Terje Lømo (and Timothy Bliss
, who helped characterize the phenomenon years later), led to the discovery of long-term potentiation
in 1966.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
.
He is also a fellow at the Royal Society
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
brain
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...
researcher at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
. Research by his lab, specifically by Terje Lømo (and Timothy Bliss
Timothy Bliss
Timothy Vivian Pelham Bliss FRS is a British neuroscientist.He was awarded the 2012 Croonian Lecture.-Life:He worked at National Institute for Medical Research, from 1968 to 2006, becoming Head of Neurosciences....
, who helped characterize the phenomenon years later), led to the discovery of long-term potentiation
Long-term potentiation
In neuroscience, long-term potentiation is a long-lasting enhancement in signal transmission between two neurons that results from stimulating them synchronously. It is one of several phenomena underlying synaptic plasticity, the ability of chemical synapses to change their strength...
in 1966.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
.
He is also a fellow at the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
.