APPENDIX B 



SURVEY OF GENETIC NEUROLOGY 1948 

 In order to obtain an objective cross sec- 

 tion of the opinions of the major investiga- 

 tors in fields contributing to genetic neu- 

 rology, the following questionnaire was pre- 

 pared. It was first sent to a selected list of 

 key men with the request that they nom- 

 inate additional persons to be polled; ques- 

 tionnaires were then sent to the latter with 

 a similar request, until no further new 

 names appeared in returns. This pro- 

 cedure assured inclusion of practically 

 everybody thought to have first-hand exper- 

 ience and opinions in the matter. 



Total of questionnaires sent out: 61 

 Total of questionnaires returned: 51 (84%) 



QUESTIONNAIRE 



1. Do you think that research in Genetic 

 Neurology is proceeding at a satisfac- 

 tory rate (as compared to other neuro- 

 logical fields) or is it lagging behind 

 other fields? ... 



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Number 3 36 4 



Per Cent 7 84 9 



2. If you believe that progress has been 



unduly slow, mark the presumable rea- 

 sons on the following list in the order of 

 their weight (1, 2, 3, etc.). 



Choices 

 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 



1. Lack of re- 

 search funds 9 6 5 8 10 



2. Lack of appeal 



and emphasis 10 8 6 1 2 



3. Lack of trained 



personnel 4 15 11 2 



4. Lack of publi- 

 cation facihties 1 1 10 



5. Administrative 



difficulties 2 13 6 4 1 



6. Lack of explicit 

 formulation of 



problems 12 7 5 1 1 1 



Total weights after assigning descending 

 values to order of preference: 



1. Lack of explicit formulation 84 



2. Lack of trained personnel 83 



3. Lack of appeal 79 



4. Lack of funds 78 



5. Administrative difficulties 44 



6. Lack of publication facilities 13 



3. Which areas of genetic neurology are, in 

 your opinion, in need of increased sup- 

 port? {Rank in order of need.) 



1 



1. Descriptive embryology 5 



2. Descriptive histology 



3. Phylogeny 



4. Experimental differentation 16 



5. Cytochemistry 4 



6. Development of behavior 7 



7. Nerve regeneration 



8. Neurogenetics 4 



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