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Paper, 'A comparison of the latency periods of the ocular muscles on excitation of the frontal and occipito-temporal regions of the brain' by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer

Reference number: PP/11/31

Date: 1888

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Sharpey-Schafer writes: 'Conjugate deviation of the eyes to the opposite side is produced by excitation of entirely different regions of the cerebral cortex. The parts which when electrically excited produce this movement are: (1) An area in the frontal region of the hemisphere which is included in the motor or psychomotor zone of authors; (2) the superior temporal gyrus; (3) the upper end of the middle temporal gyrus; (4) the posterior limb of the angular gyrus; (5) the whole cortex of the occipital lobe including its mesial and under surfaces; (6) the quadrate lobule.'

Annotations in pencil and ink.

Subject: Neuroscience

Received 13 February 1888. Read 1 March 1888.

A version of this paper was published in volume 43 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'A comparison of the latency periods of the ocular muscles on excitation of the frontal and occipito-temporal regions of the brain'.

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PP/11/31
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1888
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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5 pages
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Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, Paper, 'A comparison of the latency periods of the ocular muscles on excitation of the frontal and occipito-temporal regions of the brain' by Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, 1888, PP/11/31, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/pp_11_31/paper-a-comparison-of-the-latency-periods-of-the-ocular-muscles-on-excitation-of-the-frontal-and-occipito-temporal-regions-of-the-brain-by-edward-albert-sharpey-schafer, accessed on 08 May 2026

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