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Anglo-American interest in cerebral physiology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20183210     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This paper shows the relative influence of Ferrier and Hitzig on American and British interest in cerebral physiology in the early 1870s. Although Hitzig published three years before Ferrier, Ferrier was more influential. Evidence comes from multiple sources: numerical trends in citations to Fritsch and Hitzig in British and American publications showed an increase after Ferrier's work. Hitzig's work was primarily discussed in the context of Ferrier's work. Ferrier's work was more impressive than Hitzig's work to American and British contemporaries. Ferrier's work was applicable to medical issues. The secular press failed to popularize Hitzig's work. Was national pride evident?
Authors:
J Wayne Lazar
Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the history of the neurosciences     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1744-5213     ISO Abbreviation:  J Hist Neurosci     Publication Date:  2009 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-25     Completed Date:  2010-06-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9441330     Medline TA:  J Hist Neurosci     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  304-11     Citation Subset:  IM; Q    
Affiliation:
jwayne314@aol.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Brain Mapping / history*
Cerebral Cortex / physiology*
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
England
History, 19th Century
Humans
Neurosciences / history*
United States
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
E Hitzig; E Fritsch; D Ferrier

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