vi Neurological Technique 



in heavy type, so that by glancing down the page he may 

 readily see what is ahead of him, and note the occur- 

 rence of intervals that can be advantageously employed 

 in other work. 



In the second part, comprising the outline for the 

 examination of the nervous system, it will be noted that 

 both in the examination of the surface and in the study 

 of the sections the aim has been to pick out those topo- 

 graphical features which appear most important for the 

 construction of the mental image of the nervous system 

 for which each student should strive. This image must 

 be built in three dimensions ; and while the capacity to 

 do this in the ideal way is by no means a common gift, 

 yet persistent effort never fails of some reward. 



In following the directions for the examination of the 

 central nervous system, it is, of course, expected that one 

 or more of the descriptive text-books will be employed 

 to explain the relations of the structures to which atten- 

 tion is directed. 



The nomenclature, which forms the last part of 

 the book, is that accepted by the German Anatomical 

 Society, and is already widely used, both on the con- 

 tinent and in England, as well as in the United States. 

 Naturally it has been criticised by many who would have 

 preferred other terms; nevertheless it is destined for 

 years to come to be the standard for neurological 

 nomenclature, and although there are some widely used 

 text-books in which it has not yet been employed, the 

 student of today will find that, in the interests of exact- 

 ness and economy of expression, it will be well worth 

 while for him to acquire it. 



The writing of this introduction might, quite prop- 

 erly, have been left to the author, but since is has fallen 



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