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Edinburgh Medical Journal, Vol. 39: July 1893 to June 1894 (Classic Reprint)
Edinburgh Medical Journal, Vol. 39: July 1893 to June 1894 (Classic Reprint) in Bloomington, MN
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Further, we must not omit to note, that, at this period, a new era in Cerebral Physiology was begun by experiments in electrical stimulation upon the brains of living animals. The era opened with the experiments of Fritsch and Hitzig in 1870, and those of Ferrier in 1873. By this new method of observation, a precision was soon given to the science of Cerebral Physiology that it had never before possessed.
Wernicke published his important treatise1 in 1874. In it he records several cases of Sensory Aphasia that presented the characteristic symptoms now known as word-deafness and Word Blindness. He carefully describes the morbid appearances, and the locality of the lesion, as displayed in one of the cases upon which an autopsy had been made. More clearly and precisely than any previous writer, he describes the differences between Sensory and Motor Aphasia. He also describes the variety of aphasia that results from lesion of the white conducting fibres connecting the sensory with the motor speech-centre. He thus puts the subject of Sensory Aphasia upon a much firmer basis than it had hitherto occupied. Wernicke's name, therefore, will probably always be associated, in a special manner, with the elucidation of Sensory Aphasia.
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Further, we must not omit to note, that, at this period, a new era in Cerebral Physiology was begun by experiments in electrical stimulation upon the brains of living animals. The era opened with the experiments of Fritsch and Hitzig in 1870, and those of Ferrier in 1873. By this new method of observation, a precision was soon given to the science of Cerebral Physiology that it had never before possessed.
Wernicke published his important treatise1 in 1874. In it he records several cases of Sensory Aphasia that presented the characteristic symptoms now known as word-deafness and Word Blindness. He carefully describes the morbid appearances, and the locality of the lesion, as displayed in one of the cases upon which an autopsy had been made. More clearly and precisely than any previous writer, he describes the differences between Sensory and Motor Aphasia. He also describes the variety of aphasia that results from lesion of the white conducting fibres connecting the sensory with the motor speech-centre. He thus puts the subject of Sensory Aphasia upon a much firmer basis than it had hitherto occupied. Wernicke's name, therefore, will probably always be associated, in a special manner, with the elucidation of Sensory Aphasia.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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