The function of the modern artist was not to convey beauty, but to convey new truths. - Eric Kandel

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The function of the modern artist was not to convey beauty, but to convey new truths.

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About Eric Kandel

Eric Richard Kandel (born November 7, 1929) is an Austrian-American neuropsychiatrist and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Arvid Carlsson and Paul Greengard. His research entails the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons.

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Native Name: Eric Richard Kandel
Alternative Names: Erich Richard Kandel Erich Kandel Eric R. Kandel Eric R Kandel E. R. Kandel E R Kandel E. Kandel E Kandel Kandel Kandel E Kandel E. Kandel E. R. Kandel ER

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