Paul Emil Flechsig
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Paul Emil Flechsig (29 June 1847 in Zwickau – 22 July 1929 in Leipzig, Germany) was an eminent nineteenth-century German neuroanatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist.
Professor Flechsig had an interest in myelinogenesis — the development of the myelin sheaths for nerves.[1] The myelin acts as an insulator to allow the electrical impulses to travel through the nerves.[1]
Flechsig observed that the myelin sheath is not yet formed in newborn babies,[2] so he came to the unfounded conclusion that the newborn cannot feel pain.[3]
External links
Paul Flechsig
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 7 January 2024.-
Paul-Flechsig-Institut – Zentrum für Neuropathologie und Hirnforschung
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Paul Flechsig
, Who Named It. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
References
- ↑ a b
Myelinogenesis
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 7 January 2024. - ↑
Flechsig P. Developmental (Myelogenetic) Localisation of the Cerebral Cortex in the Human Subject. Lancet. 19 October 1901; : 1027-9. Retrieved 7 January 2204.
- ↑ Cope DK. Neonatal pain: The evolution of an idea.. The American Association of Anesthesiologists Newsletter. September 1998; Retrieved 6 January 2024.
