Working with C. S. Sherrington, 1918–24

E.M Tansey

doi:10.1098/rsnr.2007.0037

Abstract

Sir Charles Sherrington FRS (1857–1952) was one of the most notable neurophysiologists of the twentieth century.[1][1] After studies in Cambridge and London, he became a lecturer in physiology at St Thomas's Hospital, London, then Professor of Physiology at Liverpool in 1895, and then Waynflete

Highlights

Sir Charles Sherrington FRS (1857–1952) was one of the most notable neurophysiologists of the twentieth century.[1]
Surman: There was the professor, one senior lecturer, I think, and another couple—every year two of the young men who had passed the honours exams the previous year came as demonstrators
Surman: Brown was never in Oxford, he was associated with Sherrington

Summary

Introduction

Sir Charles Sherrington FRS (1857–1952) was one of the most notable neurophysiologists of the twentieth century.[1]. Surman: There was the professor, one senior lecturer, I think, and another couple—every year two of the young men who had passed the honours exams the previous year came as demonstrators. Surman: There was George Cox the chief technician and two or three of us lab boys—not much really.[6] Tansey: How did you help Sherrington with his experiments?

Results

Conclusion