Christison, J. Sanderson (John Sanderson), 1856-1908 · Chicago · leaf 34
thoughtthat they were devoid of nerve-fibers, but that hasbeen disproved by Oberstiner, Morison (14) andothers. It has also been observed that when theother arteries of the body are calcified by diseasethe arteries of the brain remain soft and yielding BRAIN CELLS AND THEIR RELATIONS. 31 (15). The… … FiG. 6.—Alcoholic degeneration of the cortical nerve-cells—variousstages. tion by an abundance of fine connective tissue,which, with the blood-vessels, constitute about one-fourth of the entire brain mass (5). GROWTH AND DECLINE OF THE BRAIN. At birth the brain weighs about 12 per cent, ofthe whole…
Brain · Mind and body
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