The Discovery of the Visual Cortex.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Glickstein, Mitchell
- Source
- Scientific American. Sep88, Vol. 259 Issue 3, p118. 8p. 1 Color Photograph, 7 Illustrations, 9 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *VISUAL cortex
*BRAIN research
*OCCIPITAL lobe
*HEAD injuries
*RUSSO-Japanese War, 1904-1905
- Language
- ISSN
- 0036-8733
Discusses the identification of the brain's visual center and the first description of its organization. Path leading to discovery, including the use of war wounded from the Russo-Japanese War; Anatomists who studied their head wounds; Details of experiments, including animal experiments; Evolution of this discipline.