The Nobel Prize for developing treatment of Parkinson’s disease was given to :
1) Arvid Carlsson
2) John F. Enders
3) Robert B. Laughlin
4) Walter Kohn
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The correct answer is Arvid Carlsson .
Arvid Carlsson was a Swedish neuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitter dopamine and its effects in Parkinson’s disease. For his work on dopamine, Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, together with Eric Kandel and Paul Greengard.
Books: Messengers of the Brain
Awards: Wolf Prize in Medicine, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Canada Gairdner International Award
Born: 25 January 1923, Uppsala, Sweden
Died: 29 June 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden