Rudolf Magnus

Author : Otto Magnus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402004612
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rudolf Magnus written by Otto Magnus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-06-30 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most medical doctors have probably during their studies heard of the `Magnus and De Kleijn reflexes' and may have been aware of their relation to posture. But they know little about their significance and nothing about the man who unravelled the complex physiology of these reflexes and about his work. Rudolf Magnus lived from 1873 until 1927. His work on the physiology of posture was initiated during a short period of work with Sherrington in Liverpool in 1908. Though Magnus was also an authority in the field of pharmacology, it was particularly his neurophysical work on posture which made him known worldwide. It led to his nomination, together with De Kleijn, for the Nobel Prize in 1927. Unfortunately he died before the decision was made. In this illustrated biography Magnus' family background and his student years are described in a lively way. Fragments of the diary of his journey to England in 1898 and the description of his scientific career in Heidelberg will enlighten those interested in the history of how science was conducted during his lifetime. His lectures on Goethe as a scientist are also included. This is followed by Magnus' life as Professor of Pharmacology in Utrecht, and his studies on animal postures and experimental pharmacology. Finally Magnus' legacy is described.

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080861579
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Author : Tara Abraham
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262335395
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebel Genius written by Tara Abraham and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life and work of a scientist who spent his career crossing disciplinary boundaries—from experimental neurology to psychiatry to cybernetics to engineering. Warren S. McCulloch (1898–1969) adopted many identities in his scientific life—among them philosopher, poet, neurologist, neurophysiologist, neuropsychiatrist, collaborator, theorist, cybernetician, mentor, engineer. He was, writes Tara Abraham in this account of McCulloch's life and work, “an intellectual showman,” and performed this part throughout his career. While McCulloch claimed a common thread in his work was the problem of mind and its relationship to the brain, there was much more to him than that. In Rebel Genius, Abraham uses McCulloch's life as a window on a past scientific age, showing the complex transformations that took place in American brain and mind science in the twentieth century—particularly those surrounding the cybernetics movement. Abraham describes McCulloch's early work in neuropsychiatry, and his emerging identity as a neurophysiologist. She explores his transformative years at the Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute and his work with Walter Pitts—often seen as the first iteration of “artificial intelligence” but here described as stemming from the new tradition of mathematical treatments of biological problems. Abraham argues that McCulloch's dual identities as neuropsychiatrist and cybernetician are inseparable. He used the authority he gained in traditional disciplinary roles as a basis for posing big questions about the brain and mind as a cybernetician. When McCulloch moved to the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT, new practices for studying the brain, grounded in mathematics, philosophy, and theoretical modeling, expanded the relevance and ramifications of his work. McCulloch's transdisciplinary legacies anticipated today's multidisciplinary field of cognitive science.

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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 9780080861630
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 790 pages
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Author : Stanford University
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
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Download or read book Stanford University Publications written by Stanford University and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
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Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080861970
Total Pages : 343 pages
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Author : National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1008 pages
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Download or read book National Library of Medicine Current Catalog written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Author : Isaac Landman
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Total Pages : 696 pages
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