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Henry Head
British neurologist (1861–1940).
Life and work
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British neurologist (1861–1940).
Sir Henry Head, FRS (4 August 1861 – 8 October 1940) was an English neurologist who conducted pioneering work into the somatosensory system and sensory nerves. Much of this work was conducted on himself, in collaboration with the psychiatrist W. H. R. Rivers, by severing and reconnecting sensory nerves and mapping how sensation returned over time. Head-Holmes syndrome and Head-Riddoch syndrome are named after him.
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Achievements and distinctions
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British neurologist (1861–1940).
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Goulstonian Lectures
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Royal Medal
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Croonian Medal and Lecture
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Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
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Knight Bachelor
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Moxon Medal
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honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg
Career and education
Memberships
Royal Society of London · German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Royal College of Physicians, London
Education
Trinity College · Grove House School
Fields of work
neurology · neuropsychology
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