Open AccessNote upon descending intrinsic spinal tracts in the mammalian cord
Author(s) -
C. S. Sherrington,
E. E. Laslett
Publication year - 1903
Publication title -
proceedings of the royal society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9126
pISSN - 0370-1662
DOI - 10.1098/rspl.1902.0071
Subject(s) - spinal cord , medulla oblongata , reflex , anatomy , neuroscience , set (abstract data type) , philosophy , biology , computer science , central nervous system , programming language
In the course of experiments upon the paths of nervous conduction in the spinal cord of the mammal, one of us observed very numerous and wide departures from the fourth so-called “ law” of Pflüger. That “law” states that “Reflex-irradiation in dem Rückenmarke nach Oben, resp. Vorn, gerichtet ist; also gegen die Medulla oblongata.” The observation of the above-mentioned exceptions rendered desirable a search for more detailed evidence of intrinsic spinal paths running in the aboral direction. We therefore set about inquiring into the existence of spinal paths connecting the activity of segments situate nearer the head with segments lying further from the head.