Ramón y Cajal has been one of the most brilliant scientists in the history of our country. His research, also recognized internationally, earned him the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906. Even so, his contributions go far beyond the medical field, Ramón y Cajal was a person with philosophical, educational and even with an artistic sensitivity. Being coherent with himself and his ideals, Cajal gave example, beyond as a scientist, of sobriety and austerity. He did not accept several economic rewards for his person or asked, for example, to lowered his salary when he considered it too high.
But what contributions did he make to educational knowledge? Ramón y Cajal was the first scientist who argued the physiological mechanism that made connections between neurons possible (synapses), defended the need to establish a synergy between the educational system and students (which favored both parties), objected the variation of the lobes and different parts of the brain as the years pass (demonstrating the greater simplicity of learning a language at an early age), refuted that the neurons would be part of a homogeneous network (pointing out their singularity and independence) and the need to form and strengthen the synapses once they have been created (so as not to forget what they have learned).
Furthermore, in tune with the most advanced pedagogical currents of his time, he bet and supported the importance of active learning, both when it comes to learning habits and knowledge.
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The educational legacy of Cajal
