An American controversy about the localization of cutaneous sensory regions and their relation to motor regions.
Three American neurologists (C. K. Mills, C. L. Dana, and M. A. Starr) explored the anatomical limits of the motor and tactile systems in the brain from 1884 to 1895. Their papers and critiques of one another show contemporary knowledge, limits of their thinking, and difficulties deciding between alternatives. The issue for them was whether there were separate sensory and motor regions or whether there was a combined sensory-motor region. They based their localization arguments on clinical and laboratory findings and on the conclusions of H. Munk and D. Ferrier. There is a discussion about why differences were unresolved.
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J Wayne
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Center for Neuropsychological Services, Department of Psychiatry, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, New York, USA. jwayne314@aol.com
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