The Sign of Babinski. A Study of The Evolution of Cortical Dominance in Primates book by John F. Fulton, Allen D. Keller

John F. Fulton, Allen D. Keller

Published by Charles C Thomas, 1932

About this Item

Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Some light tanning due to age. Pages excellent. Year 1932. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Some explanation may perhaps be expected for publishing a monograph on an isolated neurological sign, even though it be one of the most important in clinical neurology. The reasons are several. We wish, in the first place, to point out both the value and the feasibility of using the higher primates for experimental studies on the central nervous system. We believe that the chimpanzee and its near of kin hold the solution to many problems which cannot be approached in dogs and eats or even in monkeys, and we there-fore feel obliged to record our first experiences with these animals-particularly with reference to their surgical handling-in some detail. In one respect also our work represents a new departure, for no one previously has attempted a systematic comparison of human reflexes, normal and pathological, with the corresponding reactions in representative primates below man. This approach has been particularly fruitful in the case of the Babinski reflex and we believe it will len.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sign of Babinski. A Study of The Evolution of Cortical Dominance in Primates book by John F. Fulton, Allen D. Keller
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas
• Publication Date: 1932
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
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