Charles Scott Sherrington helped to found the discipline of neurophysiology by his research on how nerve impulses are transmitted between the central nervous system and muscles. Sherrington focused much of his career on understanding the structure and...

Charles Scott Sherrington became one of the founders of the discipline of neurophysiology through his research on how nerve impulses are transmitted between the central nervous system and muscles. Sherrington focused much of his career on understanding...

The English physiologist Sir Charles Scott Sherrington (1857-1952) described the fundamental mechanisms of the working of the mammalian nervous system. He formulated the principle of the reciprocal innervation of effectors and discovered the functional...

Charles Scott Sherrington was born in London, England, on November 27, 1857. His father, who died while Sherrington was still young, was a physician, as was his step-father, who encouraged him to pursue a medical career. Sherrington studied at the...

Charles Scott Sherrington was born in London, England, on November 27, 1857. His father, who died while Sherrington was still young, was a physician, as was his step-father, who encouraged him to pursue a medical career. Sherrington studied at the...