Terje Lømo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Terje Lømo

Norwegian physician and professor

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1935

Place of Birth: Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Profession: physician, professor, physiologist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Terje Lømo (born 3 January 1935) is a Norwegian physiologist who specialized in neuroscience. He was born in Ålesund to dentist Leif Lømo and Ingeborg Rebekka Helseth.Lømo is known for his studies on synapses, in particular the synaptic plasticity.
His discovery of the long-term potentiation, along with fellow researcher Tim Bliss, is regarded as a fundamental work in neurophysiology.He was awarded the Medical prize of Anders Jahre in 2003, and was decorated Commander of the Order of St.
Olav in 2009. He is a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.