jan 1, 1811 - (Pamphlet) Idea of a New Anatomy of the Brain: Submitted for the Observation of His Friends
Description:
-Contained the sensory-motor nerve law (Bell-Magendie Law)-"...an impression made on two different nerves, though with the same instrument, will produce two distinct sensations."
-Touching one of the papillae on the tongue with a steel pin creates the sensation of 'sharpness', but touching another creates the sensation of 'metallic'
-Two different types of stimulation on the same nerve create the same kind of sensory experience
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jan 1, 1811
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~ 214 years ago