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Karl H. Pribram (/ ˈ p r aɪ b r æ m /; German: [ˈpʁiːbram]; February 25, 1919 – January 19, 2015) was a visionary neurosurgeon, neuroscientist and theoretical philosopher described by his peers as the “Einstein of Brain Science” [1] and the “Magellan of the Mind” for his groundbreaking research into the function and roles of the limbic system, frontal lobes, and temporal lobes ...
Keith Lucas' experiments in the first decade of the twentieth century proved that muscles contract entirely or not at all, this was referred to as the all-or-none principle. [40] Edgar Adrian observed nerve fibers in action during his experiments on frogs. This proved that scientists could study nervous system function directly, not just ...
Henry G. J. Moseley, known to his friends as Harry, [5] was born in Weymouth in Dorset in 1887. His father Henry Nottidge Moseley (1844–1891), who died when Moseley was quite young, was a biologist and also a professor of anatomy and physiology at the University of Oxford, who had been a member of the Challenger Expedition.
Over the course of a year, Egas Moniz, the inventor of cerebral angiography, ran experiments with various dye solution percentages that were injected into arteries to help better visualize the blood vessels in the brain before discovering that a solution consisting of 25% sodium iodide was the safest for patients, as well as the most effective ...
The Brain Prize - 2014. [25] Karl Deisseroth: 1971– United States Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences - 2016., [26] The Brain Prize - 2013., [27] Golden Brain Award - 2009. [28] Otto Deiters: 1834–1863 Germany Augusta Déjerine-Klumpke: 1859–1927 United States - France Klumpke paralysis: Mahlon DeLong: 1938– United States
From initial therapeutic experiments, a new field of x-ray therapy was born, referred to as röntgenotherapy after Wilhelm Röntgen, the discoverer of x-rays. It was still unclear how the x-rays acted on the skin; however, it was generally agreed upon that the area affected was killed and either discharged or absorbed. [17]
Here Cannon began his research: he used the newly discovered x-rays to study the mechanism of swallowing and the motility of the stomach. Withi his first experiments, he was able to watch the course of a button down a dog's esophagus. [17]
Einstein's brain had more glial cells relative to neurons in all areas studied, but only in the left inferior parietal area was the difference statistically significant. This area is part of the association cortex , regions of the brain responsible for incorporating and synthesizing information from multiple other brain regions.