Pat Wall | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Patrick_David_Wall_by_Sonnabend.jpg) Portrait painting of Patrick David Wall | |
| Born | Patrick David Wall 25 April 1925 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Died | 8 August 2001 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | St Paul's School, London |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Known for | Gate control theory of pain |
| Awards | Royal Medal (1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Yale School of Medicine University of Chicago Hebrew University of Jerusalem Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University College London |
| Doctoral students | Maria Fitzgerald[1] |
Patrick David Wall (25 April 1925 – 8 August 2001)[2] FRS was a British neuroscientist described as 'the world's leading expert on pain'[3] and best known for the gate control theory of pain.[4]
- ^ Fitzgerald, Maria (1978). The sensitization of cutaneous nociceptors (PhD thesis). University College London. OCLC 926251169.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Maltby, J Roger (2002). Notable names in anaesthesia. RSM Press. ISBN 1-85315-512-8.