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WERNICKE, Dr. Carl

Lehrbuch der Gehirnkrankheiten für Ärzte und Studierende
Kassel
Theodor Fischer
1881-1883
€90 - €120

3 vol. in-8vo, with 96 illustrations. Original full brown publisher's cloth, gilt, red edges. Very good set

The three-volume Lehrbuch der Gehirnkrankheiten (...) is an astounding accomplishment (...). It was the first comprehensive account of the achievements in cerebral localization up to that time. His research, along with that of Paul Broca, led to groundbreaking realizations of the localization of brain function, specifically in speech. As such, Wernicke's area (a.k.a. Wernicke's Speech Area) has been named after the scientist