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Actions	Professor Max Bennett interviewed by Dr Max Blythe Remove from selection Add to selection TitleProfessor Max Bennett interviewed by Dr Max Blythe Reference240000012 Date2001 CreatorAustralian Academy of Science Scope and ContentProfessor Max Bennett was born in Melbourne in 1939. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from the University of Melbourne in 1963. This background, combined with a philosophical interest in how the human mind works, led him to the study of neurophysiology. Continuing at the University of Melbourne, he received an MSc in 1965 and a PhD in 1967. In 1969 Bennett joined the Department of Physiology at the University of Sydney and has remained there ever since. He was Director of the Special Research Centre of Excellence in Neurobiology from 1982 to 1990. Over his career, Bennett has made many significant findings and chief among these was the discovery that nerve terminals on muscles release transmitter molecules other than noradrenaline and acetylcholine, going against the prevailing scientific paradigm. LanguageEnglish External document professor-max-bennett Persons keyword Max Bennett, Max Blythe SubjectEngineering, Neurophysiology, Neurosciences, Science--History, Science--Social aspects Conditions governing accessThe Australian Academy of Science supports and encourages the use of its archive & library by making a material available to the public under Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 see creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ LevelItem Hierarchy browser MS240 Conversations with Australian Scientists 1995-currentfonds contains 152 parts 240000012 Professor Max Bennett interviewed by Dr Max Blythe 2001Item

TitleProfessor Max Bennett interviewed by Dr Max Blythe

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Scope and ContentProfessor Max Bennett was born in Melbourne in 1939. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) from the University of Melbourne in 1963. This background, combined with a philosophical interest in how the human mind works, led him to the study of neurophysiology. Continuing at the University of Melbourne, he received an MSc in 1965 and a PhD in 1967. In 1969 Bennett joined the Department of Physiology at the University of Sydney and has remained there ever since. He was Director of the Special Research Centre of Excellence in Neurobiology from 1982 to 1990. Over his career, Bennett has made many significant findings and chief among these was the discovery that nerve terminals on muscles release transmitter molecules other than noradrenaline and acetylcholine, going against the prevailing scientific paradigm.

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