![]() ![]() To conclude the series, having learned more about his scientific discoveries and medical practice in Oxford in fine detail, we return to the historical background of his achievements once more. He was the first to describe the functional significance of the "Circle of Willis", the first to describe the chronic neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis, and the first to number the cranial nerves in the overall order in which they are now usually enumerated by anatomists, among others discoveries.Īt the beginning of our video series analysing and celebrating Founder of Neurology Thomas Willis on the 400th anniversary of his birth, Erica Charters summarised the influence of the Civil War on Willis's life and work. Thomas Willis was a pioneer in research into the anatomy of the brain, nervous system and muscles. ![]()
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