Alan Hodgkin
Alan Hodgkin
Alan Hodgkin (pronounced: AL-an HODG-kin) was a British physiologist and biophysicist, who is best known for his work on the nerve impulse.
Etymology
The name 'Alan Hodgkin' is of English origin. 'Alan' is a Celtic name meaning 'handsome', while 'Hodgkin' is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Hodge', a diminutive form of the name 'Roger'.
Biography
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England on February 5, 1914. He studied at the University of Cambridge where he developed an interest in neurophysiology. Hodgkin, along with Andrew Huxley, formulated the Hodgkin-Huxley model which explains how action potentials in neurons are initiated and propagated. This work won them the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1963.
Related Terms
- Physiology: The scientific study of the functions and mechanisms involved in the living organism and its parts.
- Biophysics: An interdisciplinary science that applies the principles of physics and chemistry to understand the biological systems.
- Nerve impulse: The pattern of electrical activity that occurs in a neuron when it is stimulated and transmits information.
- University of Cambridge: A collegiate public research university in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
- Neurophysiology: A branch of physiology and neuroscience that is concerned with the study of the functioning of the nervous system.
- Hodgkin-Huxley model: A mathematical model that describes how action potentials in neurons are initiated and propagated.
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: An international award given annually for outstanding achievements in the field of medical and physiological research.
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