title: A history of cerebral localization.
abstract: The brain has been known to be the center of voluntary movement, sensation, and intelligence for centuries. Nevertheless, it was not until the latter third of the 19th century that the functions of its different areas were discovered. It was the labor of several key men that made possible the accurate localization and, furthermore, the resection of brain neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. pbkerr@gwu.edu
authors.forename: P Benjamin
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Caputy
authors.forename: Norman H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Horwitz
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D049672:History, 19th Century; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D009482:Neurophysiology / Q000266:history*; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000266:history*; D012640:Seizures / Q000266:history / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology