Foundations of the Neuron Doctrine

Preface Commentaries on The Neuron Doctrine Cajal, Golgi and Ariadne's Needle - Marina Bentivoglio Reflections on the Neuron Doctrine - Javier DeFelipe The Neuron Doctrine Revisited: A Personal Account - Sten Grillner Camillo Golgi, Foundations of the Neuron Doctrine, and the History of Neurosciences - Paolo Mazzarello Some Reflections on the Neuron Doctrine - Larry Swanson 1. Introduction 2. From the Beginnings to the Cell Theory 3. Do Nerve Cells Belong in the Cell Theory? 4. Nerve Cells or Nerve Nets? 5. Kolliker Gives In 6. Support Builds for Network 7. The Nerve Cell Studies of Freud 8. The Revolutionary Method of Golgi 9. A Neuron Theory Begins to Take Form: His, Forel, Nansen 10. Ramon y Cajal: The Shock of Recognition 11. The Early Discoveries of Cajal 12. The Laws of Cajal 13. Joining the Mainstream 14. The Neuron Doctrine 15. The Law of Dynamic Polarization 16. Controversy 17. The Synapse and the Growth Cone 18. Forging a Consensus 19. Confrontation in Stockholm 20. Modern Revisions of the Neuron Doctrine Comment on Sources References Index