The Cerebral Cortex of Man: A Clinical Study of Localization of Function
The Cerebral Cortex of Man: A Clinical Study of Localization of Function
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DOI:
10.1176/ajp.108.2.153
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发表时间:
1951-08
影响因子:
17.7
通讯作者:
I. Kaufman
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作者:
I. Kaufman
From the Montreal Neurological Institute in recent years has come an increasing flow of experimental and clinical data on the function of the brain in normal and pathological states. The studies of epilepsy in particular have been outstanding. The prime figure in this work has been Penfield, who, with a proper regard for Hughlings Jackson’s work, has attempted to bring the same type of intuitive understanding to modern concepts of brain function. Utilizing his incomparable experience in the obser-vation of exposed human brains, he has progressively formulated a comprehensive concept of nervous integration. In this latest monograph, Penfield and Rasmussen summarize the data obtained from both cortical stimulation and ablation in a group of 400 patients. There is a good description of the overall technique used in gathering the data, emphasizing the importance of the teamwork involving surgeon, electroencephalographer, anesthetist, nurse, artist, and recorder. They properly point out that without the active continued cooperation of the patient (who is locally anesthetized) much of the data would never have been obtained. The organization of the sensorimotor cortex is presented in detail, from its mesial border adjacent to the cingulate gyms over the convexity, and onto the Island of Reil. The latter part is concerned with the alimentary tract. They describe also a secondary sensorimotor area at the junction between the so-matic and alimentary parts of the primary area and a supplementary notor cortex on the mesial surface anterior to the primary area, but the functions of these are not so precise and seem to deal more with bilateral and synergic movements. The primary visual and auditory cortices are also described, and like the sensorimotor cortex are shown to be in-volved with inborn and relatively simple and in-variable functions.