Edvard Moser

Date of Birth: April 27, 1962

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Biography

Edvard Moser is a distinguished Norwegian neuroscientist, renowned for his groundbreaking work in the field of spatial memory and navigation. Born on April 27, 1962, in Ålesund, Norway, Moser has had an illustrious career defined by his significant contributions to the understanding of brain functions. He pursued his education at the University of Oslo, where he earned his Ph.D. in neurophysiology in 1995. Moser’s most notable scientific achievement came through his collaboration with his wife, May-Britt Moser. Together, they discovered grid cells in the entorhinal cortex of the brain, which are crucial for spatial navigation and memory. This discovery has had profound implications for understanding how the brain encodes spatial information and has paved the way for further research into cognitive functions and neurological diseases. In recognition of their pioneering work, Edvard and May-Britt Moser were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2014, shared with John O’Keefe, who had discovered place cells. Edvard Moser is currently a professor of neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, where he continues his research and mentorship of young scientists.

5 Interesting Facts about Edvard Moser

1. Edvard Moser and his wife May-Britt Moser met while they were both undergraduate students at the University of Oslo.

2. Before their Nobel-winning research, the Mosers established the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Trondheim, Norway.

3. The discovery of grid cells was first published in the journal Nature in 2005.

4. Edvard Moser is an elected member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

5. In addition to the Nobel Prize, Edvard Moser has received numerous other awards, including the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize and the Körber European Science Prize.