In 2000, Paul Greengard was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for explaining slow synaptic transmission through phosphorylation. He demonstrated how neurotransmitters trigger cascades that modify neuronal proteins and affect brain activity.
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Paul Greengard
Nobel Prize history for Paul Greengard based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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