Sherrington to Cushing - 26 May 1903 (WCG 32.10)- Correspondence Details
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Sent From (Definite): Sir Charles Scott Sherrington - Liverpool
Sent To (Definite): Harvey Williams Cushing - Baltimore, MDDate: 26 May 1903 - Current Holder(s)
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Thanks HC for letter and papers. The trigeminus observation interests him most. CSS's observations on taste carries out in earlier days after the section of the Vth. "It is pushing animal physiology beyond its legitimate capabilities to try such observations; but I did not feel so strongly then as now. Sensation can only be adequately judged of as between man and man". Publication of localization in anthropoid brain in full will take some time. Occupied with recovery of function. Broca's speech centre. Island of Reil.
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CitesH. Cushing, 'The Taste Fibers and their Independence of the N. Trgeminus', Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin 14 (144 and 145) (1903), pp. 71-78.
Description:'My dear Cushing,
Thank you for your letter & the papers. The "Trigeminous" observations interest me particularly. We have us physiologists much to hope from these observations by the surgeon, for "interrogation" is the only means of communication that can deal adequately with the subtelties of sensation: & this means of communication is barred to the physiologist even in dealing with his nearer ancestry, the apes or even his grand ancesterly anthropods. As to my own observations on "taste" it was carried out only in the earlier days after the section of the Vth; as I feared some complication by possible regrowth later.
It is pushing animal physiology beyond its legitimate capabilities to try such observations: but I did not feel that so strongly then as now. Sensation can only be adequately judged of as between man & man.'
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Related toPaul Pierre Broca
Description:'Broca's speech centre either does not exist in anthropoid[s] or is not excitative by electrodes.'
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