The microscope was invented by
A) Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
B) Camillo Golgi.
C) Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
D) Vernon Mountcastle.

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek is widely credited with inventing the microscope in the 17th century. While Camillo Golgi and Santiago Ramón y Cajal made significant contributions to the field of neuroscience, they did not invent the microscope. Vernon Mountcastle was a neuroscientist who made important discoveries about brain function, but he also did not invent the microscope.

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