Sherrington Delivers The Integrative Action of the Nervous System
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Psychology, Psychiatry, Science
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: New England, Connecticut
- Date: April-May, 1904
Article abstract: Sherrington clarified the role of the nervous system in molding adaptive hierarchies of reflexes into purposeful behavior.
Summary of Event
The Integrative Action of the Nervous System (1906) consummated centuries of speculation and experimentation about reflexes and created a research agenda for another generation of neurophysiologists. A reflex is a stereotypical motor response to sensory stimuli. Sir Charles Scott Sherrington had the task of understanding how purposeful behavior arose out of hierarchies of reflexes.
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