Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain

Physician

1895 – 1966

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Who was Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain?

Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain was a British neurologist. He was principal author of the standard work of neurology, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, and longtime editor of the homonymous neurological medical journal titled Brain. He is also eponymised with "Brain's reflex", a reflex exhibited by humans when assuming the quadrupedian position.

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Born
Oct 23, 1895
Also known as
  • Dr. Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain
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Education
  • New College, Oxford
Died
Dec 29, 1966

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on July 23, 2013

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