Observations on the structure of the brain, comprising an estimate of the claims of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim to discovery in the anatomy of that organ / By John Gordon.

  • Gordon, John, 1786-1818.
Date:
1817
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Credit: Observations on the structure of the brain, comprising an estimate of the claims of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim to discovery in the anatomy of that organ / By John Gordon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    after stating various objections to the methods oi investigating and describing the brain which have hitherto prevailed, claim to themselves the merit of having discovered a new mode of dissecting this organ, viz. of commencing the examination of each part from its first origin, and of following the course and direction of its fibres by scraping (en raclant). I propose, however, to reserve the particular examination of these criticisms, and of the claim which follows them, till the conclusion of the present pamphlet. I have, therefore, in the first place, to direct the attention of my reader to the opinions of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim, respecting the structure of the White and Grey Substance of the brain in general. I shall then consider the two Sys¬ tems of Fibres which they profess to have dis¬ covered in this organ. And lastly, I propose to offer a few remarks on the Engravings of the brain which accompany their large work.