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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

The Linacre lecture on the function of the so-called motor area of the brain.

Publication Details

Brit. med. J., 2, 125-32. 1909 CE.

Horsley demonstrated that removal of the precentral area in man abolished athetosis.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#4882
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5777
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLthe-linacre-lecture-on-the-function-of-the-socalled-motor-area-of-the-brain