[Reflex action in response to external stimuli]

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):: Descartes, René, 1596-1650, author
Publication:: Lugduni Batavorum: Ex Officina Hackiana, 1664
Language(s):: Latin
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Child
Genre(s):: Book Illustrations
Abstract:: Half-length figure of a child with his hand extended over a small fire; also indicated is the section of the brain that operates the mechanism for automatic reaction in response to external stimuli.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):: Is part of: De homine, figuris; fig. XLVII.; See related catalog record: 2331064R
Extent:: 1 print
Technique:: woodcut
NLM Unique ID:: 101434452 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A012466
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101434452

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