Neuroanatomy - History
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Historical evolution of the neurotransmission concept.

5 Apr 2009 In this review we analyse the evolution of the neurotransmission phenomenon, whose nature have had three basic historical interpretations; a first, of an humoral nature, formulated by the classical Greeks (Alexandrian School), and which lasted, ... Read more...

Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) and the nucleus of Darkschewitsch: a discursive commentary.

30 Jan 2009 Gertrude Stein is an icon of American literature whose scientific and medical background has become shrouded in obscurity. As an undergraduate at Radcliffe she was strongly influenced by William James and published two papers on motor automatism in ... Read more...

[The legacy of Cajal in Mexico]

30 Jan 2009 Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1854-1934) had achieved a sound school of neurobiology displaying an integrative and anatomo-functional paradigm of study of the Nervous System by integrating diverse morphological, physiological, and clinical sciences during ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neuroanatomy - History'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Félix Vicq d'Azyr (1748-1794). 18 Jun 2009
• Costanzo Varolio (1543-1575). 4 Jun 2009
• Lenin's brain. 30 May 2009
• John Locke and a case of macrodactyly. 30 May 2009
• Historical evolution of the neurotransmission concept. 5 Apr 2009
• Wally Welker 1926-2007. 27 Feb 2009
• Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) and the nucleus of Darkschewitsch: a discursive commentary. 30 Jan 2009
• [The legacy of Cajal in Mexico] 30 Jan 2009
• Poetry and the brain: Cajal's conjectures on the psychology of writers. 30 Dec 2008
• Gliogenesis: historical perspectives, 1839-1985. 30 Dec 2008
• Birdsey Renshaw (1911-1948) and his eponym. 30 Dec 2008
• Cajal's second great battle for the neuron doctrine: the nature and function of neurofibrils. 14 Dec 2008
• Thomas Willis of the "circle of Willis". 29 Nov 2008
• The study of the wonderful: the first topographical mapping of vision in the brain. 29 Nov 2008
• Semseddin-i Itaki's contributions to neuroanatomy and embryology in the seventeenth century. 30 Oct 2008
• Eduardo De Robertis (1913-1988). 5 Oct 2008
• The nervous system in antiquity. 29 Sep 2008
• Who discovered the sylvian fissure? 29 Sep 2008
• The legendary contributions of Thomas Willis (1621-1675): the arterial circle and beyond. 29 Sep 2008
• A tribute to Lennart Heimer. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Neuroanatomy'

Definition: Study of the anatomy of the nervous system as a specialty or discipline.

Descriptor UI: D009445

Alternative terms: Neuroanatomy; Neuroanatomies; Neuranatomy; Neuranatomies;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H01.158.100.700; H01.158.610.060;

History Note: 76

Technical Notes: SPEC only, SPEC qualif; not for NERVOUS SYSTEM /anat