An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16061 entries, 14144 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 10, 2024

CATON, Richard

2 entries
  • 1408.1

The electric currents of the brain.

Brit. med. J., 2, 278, 1875.

Caton succeeded in leading off action potentials from the brains of animals, a first step towards the development of the electroencephalograph. See also Brit. med. J., 1877, 1, Suppl. 62-75.



Subjects: NEUROSCIENCE › NERVOUS SYSTEM › Brain, including Medulla: Cerebrospinal Fluid, PHYSIOLOGY › Electrophysiology
  • 3886

Notes on a case of acromegaly treated by operation.

Brit. Med. J., 2, 1421-23, 1893.

First attempt (unsuccessful) to treat acromegaly operatively. Decompression was performed to relieve cranial pressure.



Subjects: ENDOCRINOLOGY › Pituitary