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2 (of 19) John O'Keefe after receiving his Nobel Prize at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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3 (of 19) John O'Keefe receiving his Nobel Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

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4 (of 19) Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. From left: Physics Laureates Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura; Chemistry Laureates Eric Betzig, Stefan W. Hell and William E. Moerner; Medicine Laureates John O'Keefe and May-Britt Moser. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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5 (of 19) John O'Keefe receiving his Nobel Prize. Overview from Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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6 (of 19) John O'Keefe with his wife, Mrs Eileen O'Keefe, on stage after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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7 (of 19) John O'Keefe with family and relatives on stage after the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall, 10 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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8 (of 19) John O'Keefe arrives at the Nobel Banquet together with his wife, Professor Eileen O'Keefe, 10 December 2014.

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9 (of 19) Dr Na Ji, spouse of Nobel Laureate Eric Betzig, and John O'Keefe at the table of honour at the Nobel Banquet. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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10 (of 19) John O'Keefe delivering his banquet speech after the dinner. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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11 (of 19) John O'Keefe delivering his banquet speech.

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12 (of 19) Members of the Swedish Royal Family receive the Laureates and their significant others in the Prince's Gallery after the Nobel Banquet. From left to right: John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser, Her Majesty Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Edvard I. Moser and and Professor Eileen O'Keefe.

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13 (of 19) John O'Keefe surrounded by relatives during the Nobel Foundation reception at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, 9 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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14 (of 19) John O'Keefe delivering his Nobel Lecture at Aula Medica, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, on 7 December 2014.

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15 (of 19) All three Medicine Laureates assembled at the stage of the Aula Medica, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, on 7 December 2014.

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16 (of 19) Like many Nobel Laureates before him, John O'Keefe autographs a chair at Bistro Nobel at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, 6 December 2014.

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17 (of 19) John O'Keefe at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, on 6 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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18 (of 19) John O'Keefe arriving at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, for the 2014 Nobel Laureates' Get together on 6 December 2014. Copyright © Nobel Media AB 2014
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19 (of 19) Portrait of John O'Keefe.

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