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Arvid Carlsson
Swedish neuroscientist (1923–2018)
Arvid Carlsson (25 January 1923 – 29 June 2018)[2][3][4] was a Swedishneuropharmacologist who is best known for his work with the neurotransmitterdopamine 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.[5][6]
Early life and education
Carlsson was born on 25 January 1923 in Uppsala, Sweden, one of four siblings.
His family moved to Lund after his father became a history professor at Lund University. Although his two older siblings followed their father's career path, he instead chose to study medicine at Lund, beginning in 1941.[4][7]
In 1944, he participated in the task of examining prisoners of Nazi concentration camps, whom Swedish aristocratFolke Bernadotte had managed to bring to Sweden, which was neutral during Worl