What was the 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology awarded for?
Work on the structure of atoms
Work on the function of neurons
Work on the behavior of organisms
Work on the properties of light
Answer
The 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology was awarded to Otto Loewi for his work on the function of neurons. Loewi showed that electrical impulses in nerves cause the release of a chemical called acetylcholine into the synapse, which then travels across the synapse to the next neuron and causes it to fire. This work was a major breakthrough in understanding how the nervous system works.
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