PHYSICIAN
May-Britt Moser
1963 - Today

May-Britt Moser
May-Britt Moser (born 1963) is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She and her former husband, Edvard Moser, shared half of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded for work concerning the grid cells in the entorhinal cortex, as well as several additional space-representing cell types in the same circuit that make up the positioning system in the brain. Together with Edvard Moser she established the Moser research environment at NTNU, which they lead. Since 2012 she has headed the Centre for Neural Computation. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. May-Britt Moser is the 260th most popular physician (up from 268th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from Norway (down from 101st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Physician.
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Among PHYSICIANS
Among physicians, May-Britt Moser ranks 260 out of 726. Before her are Charaka, Hans Rosling, Leonhart Fuchs, Joseph Erlanger, Gavriil Ilizarov, and Wim Eijk. After her are Karl Adolph von Basedow, Cicely Saunders, Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol, François Magendie, Caspar Friedrich Wolff, and Clarke Abel.
Most Popular Physicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharaka
50 - Present
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 254
Hans Rosling
1948 - 2017
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 255
Leonhart Fuchs
1501 - 1566
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 256
Joseph Erlanger
1874 - 1965
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 257
Gavriil Ilizarov
1921 - 1992
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 258
Wim Eijk
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 259
May-Britt Moser
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 260
Karl Adolph von Basedow
1799 - 1854
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 261
Cicely Saunders
1918 - 2005
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 262
Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol
1772 - 1840
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 263
François Magendie
1783 - 1855
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 264
Caspar Friedrich Wolff
1735 - 1794
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 265
Clarke Abel
1780 - 1826
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 266
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1963, May-Britt Moser ranks 73. Before her are Luis Arce, Karin Keller-Sutter, Coolio, Yngwie Malmsteen, David Thewlis, and Míchel. After her are Empress Masako, Roberto Donadoni, Steven Soderbergh, Manuel Marrero Cruz, Junji Ito, and Satoshi Kon.
Others Born in 1963
Go to all RankingsLuis Arce
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 67
Karin Keller-Sutter
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 68
Coolio
SINGER
1963 - 2022
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 69
Yngwie Malmsteen
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 70
David Thewlis
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 71
Míchel
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 72
May-Britt Moser
PHYSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 73
Empress Masako
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 74
Roberto Donadoni
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 75
Steven Soderbergh
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 76
Manuel Marrero Cruz
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 77
Junji Ito
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 78
Satoshi Kon
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - 2010
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 79
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, May-Britt Moser ranks 107 out of 1,039. Before her are Martin Vahl (1749), Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), Jørgen Moe (1813), Magnus II of Norway (1048), Odvar Nordli (1927), and Johan Nygaardsvold (1879). After her are Otto Sverdrup (1854), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Arne Garborg (1851), and Arne Næss (1912).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsMartin Vahl
BIOLOGIST
1749 - 1804
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 101
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
COMPANION
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 102
Jørgen Moe
WRITER
1813 - 1882
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 103
Magnus II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1048 - 1069
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 104
Odvar Nordli
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2018
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 105
Johan Nygaardsvold
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1952
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 106
May-Britt Moser
PHYSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 107
Otto Sverdrup
EXPLORER
1854 - 1930
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 108
Herbjørg Wassmo
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 109
Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway
NOBLEMAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 110
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 111
Arne Garborg
WRITER
1851 - 1924
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 112
Arne Næss
PHILOSOPHER
1912 - 2009
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 113
Among PHYSICIANS In Norway
Among physicians born in Norway, May-Britt Moser ranks 2. Before her are Gerhard Armauer Hansen (1841). After her are Harald Natvig (1872), and Daniel Cornelius Danielssen (1815).
Gerhard Armauer Hansen
1841 - 1912
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1
May-Britt Moser
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 2
Harald Natvig
1872 - 1947
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 3
Daniel Cornelius Danielssen
1815 - 1894
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 4