Charles Bell

Sir Charles Bell ( born November 12, 1774 Edinburgh, † April 28, 1842 in Hallow Park, near Worcester ) was a Scottish anatomist and physiologist.

Life and work

Bell was from 1828 professor in London and from 1836 professor in Edinburgh.

Bell discovered that the peripheral nerves are associated with certain parts of the brain. In 1811 he formulated the hypothesis that the rear Spinalnervenäste sensory, while the front only have motor function. This assumption was confirmed in 1822 by François Magendie. This functional separation of the spinal roots is today also known as Bell - Magendie law.

In 1829 he was honored by the Royal Society with the Royal Medal. In his work of 1833, does Bell think about how the upright posture of man comes about. He refers to the awareness of movement and posture, so for muscle activity as a "sixth sense" and " motion and position sense."

Works

• Essays on the Anatomy of Expression in Painting (1806 )
• New Idea of Anatomy of the Brain (1811 ) (This factory was later called the " Magna Carta of neurology ". )
• The Nervous System of the Human Body ( 1830)
• The hand; its mechanism and vital endowments, as evincing design. Bridgewater Treatises on the power wisdom and goodness of God as Manifested in the creation; . 4 London: William Pickering, 1833 ( The hand, its mechanism and vital endowments, as evincing design and Illustrating the power, wisdom, and goodness of God / Charles Bell, Sir; Alexander Shaw 8th ed London, G.. . Bell & Sons, 1885. )