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Charles Scott Sherrington, an Uncommon card
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington was a British neurophysiologist and academic.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 72
- Power
- 143
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 16,000
Power 143 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Charles Scott Sherrington quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charles Scott Sherrington card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Sherrington himself coined the word "synapse" to define the ______ between two neurons.
Answer
connection. Sherrington himself coined the word "synapse" to define the connection between two neurons. From the Charles Scott Sherrington article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His book The Integrative Action of the Nervous System is a synthesis of this work, in recognition of which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in ____.
Answer
1930s. His book The Integrative Action of the Nervous System is a synthesis of this work, in recognition of which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1932. From the Charles Scott Sherrington article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His experimental research established many aspects of contemporary neuroscience, including the concept of the spinal reflex as a system involving connected neurons, and how signal transmission between neurons can be potentiated or depotentiated.
- Sherrington himself coined the word "synapse" to define the connection between two neurons.
- His book The Integrative Action of the Nervous System is a synthesis of this work, in recognition of which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1932.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charles Scott Sherrington article was read about 16,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 72: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charles Scott Sherrington (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
