A Short History of Neurology: The British Contribution 1660-1910 E. Clifford Rose, ed.

Abstract

Ch. 1. The beginnings of neurology: Thomas Willis and his circle of friends -- Ch. 2. When the brain came out of the skull: Thomas Willis (1621-1675), anatomical technique and the formation of the 'cerebral body' in seventeenth century England -- Ch. 3. The convergence of neurological anatomy and pathology in the British Isles: 1800-1850 -- Ch. 4. The evolution of British neurology in comparison with other countries -- Ch. 5. The comparative approach: giant fibres -- Ch. 6. John Fothergill (1712-1780) -- Ch. 7. Robert Whytt (1714-1766): the sceptical neuroscientist.