Das Menschenhirn. 1 Teil. & Vom Tierhirn zum Menschnhirn. 1. Teil. 2 Bde. (all publ).

Jakob, Christfried

Publication Date: 1911

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München, J.F. Lehmann Verlag, 1911, Folio, 63, (1), (4) pp., mit 90 Tafeln; 35, (1), (4) pp., 2 orig. Einbände im orig. Verlagsschuber; mit Namenszug auf Titel; feines Expl. Very Rare - The first and only Edition of Jakob's monumental Monographs : Das Menschenhirn. Eine Studie über die Bedeutung seiner grauen Kerne und Rinde. I. Teil (all publ.). Tafelwerk nebst Einführung in den Organisationsplan des menschlichen Zentralnervensystems. & Vom Tierhirn zum Menschenhirn. Vergleichend morphologische, histologische und biologische Studien zur Entwicklung der Großhirnhemispären und ihrer Rinde. I. Teil (all publ.). "The two classic German monographs of Jakob which are extensively alluded to by von Economo and Koskinas are 'The Human Brain' and 'From Animal Brain to Human Brain' (large volumes, 30 x 40 cm in size). The former contains a 50-page introduction on the organizational plan of the central nervous system, profusely illustrated with 51 figures and 90 photomicrographic plates of cell and fibre staining. The latter work begins with the quote 'sun and brain are the creators of our world'; it contains 40 pages of text with 54 figures, followed by 48 plates. The two works delineate anatomical, histological, developmental and evolutionary aspects of the nervous system. Jakob had already made a name for himself through his earlier atlases. Both of the new 1911 works presented elegant documentation. 'The Human Brain' begins with a systematic, objective and faithful exposition of the histotopography of the grey matter through depictions of the spinal cord, medulla and brainstem, diencephalon and cerebral cortex. There is a section on cortical development. Particular emphasis was placed on detailed descriptions of the relations of the diencephalon with cortical areas, based on retrograde cell degeneration in the thalamus, covering its morphology and physiology. The author communicated numerous new vistas that deviated from previous opinions, e.g. on the projection from the mammillary bodies to the anterior nucleus of the thalamus, and the supracallosal gyrus or 'first sagittal pre-segment' as a 'visceral centre', based on clinicalpathological evidence and experimental data from operations in dogs and apes. Information is given with the purpose of studying the biological foundations of mental activities, such as memory, will, expression and imagination, in association with the underlying cortical structure and function. 'The Animal Brain' , co-authored with Onelli, constitutes a far-sighted comparative neuro-anatomy and neurohistology with a constant consideration of functional differentiation, in diverse species of the South American fauna little studied until then. Biological details were given on the species, with special consideration for sensory organs and cerebral cortical functions, which form the basis for the morphological and biological understanding of the human cerebrum - 'our noblest organ, to which we humans owe more than any other creature on earth'. Jakob concludes with a description of the Primatentyp ('primate type') and compares the orangutan cortex with the human. In later studies on the opossum brain, Gray credits Jakob and Onelli with providing descriptions of opossum species from South America. The external form of the brain of comadreja overa or Didelphis azarae and the four-eyed opossum Metachirus crassicaudatus bears striking similarities to the Virginian opossum, and the transitional zone to the occipital cortex presents certain features of Gray's area peristriata. Further, brain regions of the Virginian opossum resemble in histological structure piriform, temporal, and prefrontal regions of South American edentates, such as the long-nosed armadillo of the Dasypus genus. It is a fact that, based on clinical and patho-anatomical data from senile dementia and general paresis cases, as well as experimental evidence from retrograde degeneration and . Seller Inventory # 61427

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Title: Das Menschenhirn. 1 Teil. & Vom Tierhirn zum...

Publication Date: 1911