Exploring E.A. Spitzka's Studies on Exceptional and Deviant Brains
By
Hooke
You can taste the rush. The dough hadn't risen.
Summary
E.A. Spitzka's career and studies focused on the extremes of human nature, exploring the relationship between brain structures and behavior, deviance, and brilliance. He gained recognition for his work at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and served as the editor of the 1910 edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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Spitzka served as the editor of the 1910 edition of Gray’s Anatomy, one of the most authoritative medical texts of the time.
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