"A Great Reinforcing Organ": the Cerebellum According to Silas Weir Mitchell.
American Physiological Society
Cerebellar physiology
History of neurology
Silas Weir Mitchell (1829–1914)
Journal
Cerebellum (London, England)
ISSN: 1473-4230
Titre abrégé: Cerebellum
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101089443
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
15
10
2021
medline:
13
4
2022
entrez:
14
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This Cerebellar Classic highlights a work by the physician and novelist, Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), a pupil of Claude Bernard and a founding father of American neurology. Published in the aftermath of the American Civil War, the article reported observations on cerebellar physiology based on ablation and tissue freezing experiments in pigeons, rabbits, and guinea pigs. Mitchell communicated his results before the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, and proposed a general theory of the cerebellum as an augmenting and reinforcing organ to the cerebrospinal motor system. After reviewing and contrasting previous theories of Flourens and Bouillaud, Mitchell formulated his own theory, which was in line with the views of Rolando and Luys. The theory emphasized the necessity, initially suggested by Brown-Séquard, of distinguishing between phenomena due to loss of function and those due to irritation as a central principle that should guide any physiological research.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34648129
doi: 10.1007/s12311-021-01318-8
pii: 10.1007/s12311-021-01318-8
doi:
Types de publication
Historical Article
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
167-171Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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