Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain?s 'inner GPS'

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Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain?s 'inner GPS'

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-american-norwegians-win-2014-nobel-prize-medicine-094655950.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/71AWB0R4uCwMb_wOZqS8TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9Njk7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/638768a64c98bd27610f6a706700e434.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine professor John O'Keefe, a dual U.S. and British citizen, laughs as he is interviewed by The Associated Press in an office he uses at the University College London (UCL), in London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. The U.S.-British scientist and a Norwegian husband-and-wife research team won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the brain's navigation system ? the inner GPS that helps us find our way in the world ? a revelation that one day could help those with Alzheimer's. The research by John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser represents a &quot;paradigm shift&quot; in neuroscience that could help researchers understand the sometimes severe spatial memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, the Nobel Assembly said. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" align="left" title="Joint winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine professor John O'Keefe, a dual U.S. and British citizen, laughs as he is interviewed by The Associated Press in an office he uses at the University College London (UCL), in London, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. The U.S.-British scientist and a Norwegian husband-and-wife research team won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the brain's navigation system ? the inner GPS that helps us find our way in the world ? a revelation that one day could help those with Alzheimer's. The research by John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser represents a &quot;paradigm shift&quot; in neuroscience that could help researchers understand the sometimes severe spatial memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, the Nobel Assembly said. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" border="0" /></a>By Mia Shanley and Kate Kelland STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - British-American John O'Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt and Edvard Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering the brain's navigation system and giving clues as to how strokes and Alzheimer's disrupt it. The Nobel Assembly, which awarded the prize of 8 million Swedish crowns ($1. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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