Distinguished Cajalian | The bridge between the history of neurology and Artificial Intelligence
Distinguished personality for their exceptional contribution to science and the dissemination of the Cajal Legacy.
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Contribution to the Cajal Legacy: Dr. Ezpeleta is a true modern polymath who embodies Don Santiago’s insatiable curiosity. As head of the History and Culture Division of the SEN, he is one of the foremost communicators of Cajal’s humanistic facet, recovering his dimension as an artist, photographer, and thinker. But he does not dwell in the past: he simultaneously leads the SEN’s Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence Division, demonstrating that the best way to honor the pioneers is to lead the future. His vision integrates medicine, art, and technology, just as the Sage (“el Sabio”) himself did.
Lecture Topics:
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Cajal, story of a polymath: A comprehensive view of the genius beyond the neuron.
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Brain, Art, and Migraine: Neurology through visual culture.
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The Future Is Already Here: Neurotechnology and AI applied to clinical practice.
David Ezpeleta is Director of the Vithas Madrid Institute of Neurosciences and a neurologist at the Hospital San Juan de Dios in Pamplona. He currently holds the Vice Presidency of the Spanish Society of Neurology (SEN), from which he drives two seemingly opposing yet complementary strategic areas: History and Culture, and Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence.
A national authority in the field of headaches and migraine, particularly in relation to women’s health, he has served as coordinator of the SEN’s Headache Study Group. His teaching and outreach vocation is boundless: he directs the neurology and neurohumanities journal Kranion, serves as editor of Neurosciences and History, and is the creator of the successful educational format “Neurodesafio.”
He has received numerous distinctions, including the “Personality of the Andalusian Society of Neurology 2024” Award and the SEN Headache Award in its social category. His work is fundamental in keeping alive the humanistic flame of Spanish neurology in the age of digitalization.
