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Terje Lømo

Terje Lømo
Born (1935-01-03) 3 January 1935 (age 82)
Ålesund, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation Physiologist
Awards Order of St. Olav

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 awarderd 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.


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