Interview with Eric R. Kandel: From Memory, Free Will, and the Problem with Freud to Fortunate Decisions

Summary

Eric R. Kandel shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard in 2000 for their discoveries "concerning signal transduction in the nervous system." In this interview given at Hertie Foundation's Neuroforum 2008 on April 18, 2008 in Frankfurt, Germany, Nobel Prize Laureate Eric R. Kandel takes us on an enlighting journey ranging from memory, free will, "the problem with Freud", to scientific challenges and the rise of European science.

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Eric R. Kandel Nobel Prize Physiology And Medicine Arvid Carlsson Paul Greengard Signal Transduction Nervous System Molecular Mechanisms Learning Memory Howard Hughes Medical Institute Senior Investigator Columbia University Center For Neurobiology And Behavior Hertie Foundation's Neuroforum 2008 Frankfurt Germany Memory Basics Long-term Memory Formation Free Will Scientific Challenges Rise Of European Science Business Interest Scientific Advisor Memory Pharmaceuticals Drug Use In Children Merging Scientific Disciplines Freud's Mistakes