Mysterious "Monsieur Leborgne": The mystery of the famous patient in the history of neuropsychology is explained

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-52

  Domanski, Cezary W ^a  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

aphasia; Broca; Broca's area; Leborgne; Lelong

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIC APHASIA; FRANCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;

APHASIA, BROCA; FRANCE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84872868539     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: 17445213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0964704X.2012.667528     Document Type: Article

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