Publication of "The Cerebellum as a Neuronal Machine" (1967) - Influential work by John Eccles, Masao Ito, and János Szentágothai that transformed understanding of the cerebellum's role in motor learning and coordination.
Launch of the Human Brain Project (2013) - Major European research initiative officially began operations with the goal of creating a complete functional map of the human brain using advanced computing technologies.
Birth of Stephen Kuffler (1913) - Pioneering neuroscientist who made fundamental discoveries about synaptic transmission and established the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School.