Timothy Bliss
Timothy Vivian Pelham Bliss FRS (born 27 July 1940) is a British neuroscientist. In 1973, he and Terje Lømo published the first evidence of a Hebb-like synaptic plasticity event induced by brief tetanic stimulation, known as long-term potentiation (LTP).
Life
Bliss worked at the National Institute for Medical Research, from 1968 to 2006, becoming head of Neurosciences.[1] He is visiting professor at University College London.
Bliss is on the board of the Feldberg Foundation[2] and was trustee of Sir John Soane's Museum from 2004 to 2009.[3]
He was awarded the 2012 Croonian Lecture.[4]
Books
- Tim V. P. Bliss, Graham L. Collingridge, Richard G. Morris, Long-term potentiation: enhancing neuroscience for 30 years, Oxford University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0-19-853030-5
- Per Andersen, Richard Morris, David Amaral, Tim Bliss and John O'Keefe (eds), The hippocampus book. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-510027-3
References
- ↑ The Committee Office, House of Commons. "House of Commons - Science and Technology Committee - Written Evidence". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ↑ "Board members of the Feldberg Foundation". Feldbergfoundation.org. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ↑
- ↑ "announces 2011 Copley Medal recipient". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
External links
- "News & Events | Bliss book wins publishing prize". MRC National Institute for Medical Research. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- "Biographical Memoirs - Memoirs in progress". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-12-21.