Niels Stensen (1638-1686): Scientist, neuroanatomist, and saint

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-9

  Perrini, Paolo ^a   Lanzino, Giuseppe ^b   Parenti, Giuliano Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

History of medicine; Hydrocephalus; Neuroscience; Niels Stensen; Pineal gland; Ren Descartes; Thomas Willis

Indexed keywords

DISSECTION; HYDROCEPHALUS; LIFE HISTORY; NEUROANATOMIST; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIST;

ANATOMY; ANIMALS; DENMARK; DISSECTION; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MIND-BODY RELATIONS, METAPHYSICAL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 77954129341     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000370248.80291.C5     Document Type: Review

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