What I tend to do is I try and get as much writing done... I get as much writing done at home before I go into work. John O'Keefe hometendwork Change image and share on social
Science is international: the best scientists can come from anywhere; they can come from next door, or they can come from a small village in a country anywhere in the world - we need to make it easier. John O'Keefe countrydooreasy share on social
I am particularly interested in Alzheimer's disease and have been for some time now. John O'Keefe alzheimerdiseaseinterest Change image and share on social
I do what I do merrily out of curiosity because I want to know how the brain works. That will get me up early in the morning and keep me going all day long. John O'Keefe braincuriosityday Change image and share on social
It turns out that this part of the brain is one of the first areas that's attacked by Alzheimer's disease. So we can now use some of the basic understanding of this part of the brain to ask the simple question, 'What is going wrong with these special cells in the hippocampus at the very earliest stages?' John O'Keefe alzheimerareaattack share on social
Britain punches way above its weight in science, and I think we need to continue to do that, and anything that makes it easier to bring scientists in will be very welcome. John O'Keefe bringbritaincontinue Change image and share on social
Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of national and other biases in the selection of the laureates. John O'Keefe awardbiasedue share on social
I can't say when we will have a cure, but we now know through our findings how to ask the question of what is going wrong at the earliest stage of Alzheimer's. John O'Keefe alzheimercureearly Change image and share on social
If you take my equipment away from me, I might as well retire. John O'Keefe equipmentretire Change image and share on social