Moritz Schiff (1823–1896): A Physiologist in Exile

Moritz Schiff was one of the pioneers of modern experimental physiology. His involvement in the liberal movement forced him out of Germany, and, because of his adherence to proper physiological research, he had to flee Italy, his first refuge. The number and importance of his contributions are outst...

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Main Author: Moshe Feinsod
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2011-10-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://rmmj.org.il/(S(ht4qymjevjhde3fb5fqybtir))/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=132
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description Moritz Schiff was one of the pioneers of modern experimental physiology. His involvement in the liberal movement forced him out of Germany, and, because of his adherence to proper physiological research, he had to flee Italy, his first refuge. The number and importance of his contributions are outstanding. The aim of this paper is to raise interest in his biography and to present a yet unreported field of research that is regarded as the root of functional imaging of the brain.
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spelling doaj.art-bdc3059d788e4b52a186036eab6503222022-12-21T17:33:20ZengRambam Health Care CampusRambam Maimonides Medical Journal2076-91722011-10-0124e006410.5041/RMMJ.10064Moritz Schiff (1823–1896): A Physiologist in ExileMoshe Feinsod0Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelMoritz Schiff was one of the pioneers of modern experimental physiology. His involvement in the liberal movement forced him out of Germany, and, because of his adherence to proper physiological research, he had to flee Italy, his first refuge. The number and importance of his contributions are outstanding. The aim of this paper is to raise interest in his biography and to present a yet unreported field of research that is regarded as the root of functional imaging of the brain.http://rmmj.org.il/(S(ht4qymjevjhde3fb5fqybtir))/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=132Moritz Schiffhistory of medicineexperimental physiology
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title Moritz Schiff (1823–1896): A Physiologist in Exile
title_full Moritz Schiff (1823–1896): A Physiologist in Exile
title_fullStr Moritz Schiff (1823–1896): A Physiologist in Exile
title_full_unstemmed Moritz Schiff (1823–1896): A Physiologist in Exile
title_short Moritz Schiff (1823–1896): A Physiologist in Exile
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history of medicine
experimental physiology
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