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Excerpt from Histological Studies on the Localisation of Cerebral Function The major part of the present work was communicated to the Royal Society of London by Professor Sherrington of Liverpool University in November, 1903, the remainder a few months later. It was prepared for publication in the Philosophical Transactions, but the manuscript, when laid before the Council, was adjudged of inordinate length and the alternative proposal to issue it in book form, with the aid of a special grant, was made and accepted. For such generous treatment I am unable adequately to express my sense of gratitude. The research covers a wide field and the preparation of material has absorbed so much time and labour, that single-handed it could not have been accomplished; I have to acknowledge occasional help from my medical colleagues, but in particular I have appreciated the patient industry of my laboratory assistants. Many of the microscopic drawings which illustrate the text were made, with infinite care, by Dr A. C. Wilson, and the drawings for Plate 3 a were prepared by Mr F. J. Abram, who also kindly undertook most of the photographic work incidental to the research. The beautiful clearness with which their drawings are reproduced will be as much a source of pleasure to these gentlemen as it is a tribute to the painstaking methods and enterprise of the publishers. Means for the research have been supplied by the Lancashire Asylums Board, and it has been wholly conducted in their laboratory at Rainhill Asylum. For special material I am indebted to my friends Dr F. W. Mott and Dr Nathan Raw, and to Professor Sherrington I am more than grateful not only for the presentation of several valuable specimens, but for counsel when in doubt, for encouragement when energy flagged and for many other kind offices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.