Cajal on the Cerebral Cortex An Annotated Translation of the Complete Writings

by Cajal, Santiago Ramon y; DeFelipe, Javier; Jones, Edward G.

• ISBN13: 9780195052800
• ISBN10: 0195052803
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1988-12-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is the first English-language publication of the complete works of the great Spanish neurohistologist, Santiago Ramon y Cajal, on the cerebral cortex. The new translations include all Cajal's very early contributions on the cortex of small mammals, relevant chapters from his definitive textbook, and all his great works on the human cerebral cortex made at the peak of his career. The book also presents Cajal's surveys of cortical structure dating from his later years. It is extensively annotated, and the editors have verified and completed all Cajal's references. Special introductory chapters review the state of knowledge during each period covered, and the work concludes with an extensive essay on modern cortical neurohistology in which the quality and lasting significance of Cajal's contributions are highlighted.

Table of Contents

The Early Period (1890-1894). Studies on Small Mammals

An Interlude (1896-1897). Methylene Blue and the Special Cells of Layer

The Middle Period (1899-1901). The Great Works on the Human Cortex

The Years of Consolidation (1904-1911). The Textura and the Histologie

The Final Years (1921-1935). The Cat and the Rodents, The Return to the Neuron Doctrine

A Modern View

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