An early antecedent to modern random dot stereograms — ‘The Secret Stereoscopic Writing’ of Ramón y Cajal

An experiment is reported the object of which was to check whether a small amount of nonspecific experience in perceiving random-dot stereograms could facilitate the perception of a previously unseen stereogram. The mean stereopsis perception time of a group of totally naive subjects was found to be significantly slower than that of a group who had previously been shown two different stereograms. Closer inspection of the data showed that this difference was primarily due to approximately one third of the naive group who were much slower than the ‘experienced’ group. It is therefore suggested that nonspecific experience provides most initial help for relatively slow perceivers, since many naive subjects can perform as well as those with prior experience of other stereograms.

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An assessment of selection processes among candidates for public research grants: the case of the Ramón y Cajal Programme in Spain

Research Evaluation ◽

10.3152/095820209x444968 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 153-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Carolina Cañibano ◽

Javier Otamendi ◽

Inés Andújar

Keyword(s):

Public Research ◽

Research Grants ◽

Selection Processes ◽

Ramón Y Cajal

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Differences in perceived depth for temporally correlated and uncorrelated dynamic random-dot stereograms

Vision Research ◽

10.1016/j.visres.2004.12.005 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 45 (12) ◽

pp. 1603-1614 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Elena Gheorghiu ◽

Casper J. Erkelens

Keyword(s):

Random Dot Stereograms ◽

Temporally Correlated

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal «Praeceptor Mundi»

Arbor ◽

10.3989/arbor.1998.i634.1703 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 161 (634) ◽

pp. 141-150 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Enriqueta Lewy Rodríguez

Keyword(s):

Ramón Y Cajal

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The need to connect: on the cell biology of synapses, behaviors, and networks in science

Molecular Biology of the Cell ◽

10.1091/mbc.e16-07-0507 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 27 (21) ◽

pp. 3203-3207

Author(s):

Daniel A. Colón-Ramos

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Production ◽

Cell Biology ◽

Cellular Communication ◽

Biological Mechanisms ◽

Production Of Knowledge ◽

Love Story ◽

Scientific Networks ◽

Ramón Y Cajal

My laboratory is interested in the cell biology of the synapse. Synapses, which are points of cellular communication between neurons, were first described by Santiago Ramón y Cajal as “protoplasmic kisses that appear to constitute the final ecstasy of an epic love story.” Who would not want to work on that?! My lab examines the biological mechanisms neurons use to find and connect to each other. How are synapses formed during development, maintained during growth, and modified during learning? In this essay, I reflect about my scientific journey to the synapse, the cell biological one, but also a metaphorical synapse—my role as a point of contact between the production of knowledge and its dissemination. In particular, I discuss how the architecture of scientific networks propels knowledge production but can also exclude certain groups in science.

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