Brain Vol. 127 No. 10 © Guarantors of Brain 2004; all rights reserved
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The reflex functions of the completely divided spinal cord in man, compared with those associated with less severe lesions by George Riddoch, MD, Temp. Capt. RAMC. Medical Officer in Charge, Empire Hospital for Injuries of the Nervous System, London. Brain 1917: 40; 264402.
Riddoch's aim was to settle the matter of whether the isolated spinal cord retains reflex activity and, if so, thereby mimics the spinal animal. His paper is based on eight