About James H. Schwartz
Lived 1932 – 2006 (aged 73–74). James H. Schwartz was a biochemist, neurobiologist, university teacher, physician and neurologist.
James H. Schwartz (20 April 1932–13 March 2006) was an American neurobiologist and professor at Columbia University in New York City. He was a co-editor, with Eric R. Kandel and Thomas Jessell, of the well-known textbook Principles of Neural Science. His research focused on explaining the biochemical basis of learning and memory and focused on the origins of learning and animal behaviors at the cellular and molecular level.
He died at age 73 from complications related to leukemia.
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Who was James H. Schwartz?
American neurobiologist
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James H. Schwartz was born in 1932.
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James H. Schwartz died on 13 March 2006.
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James H. Schwartz was a biochemist, neurobiologist, university teacher, physician and neurologist.
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