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Charles Robert Richet (1850-1935)

2001; BMJ; Volume: 70; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/jnnp.70.2.255

1468-330X

L F HAAS,

Neurology and Historical Studies

Although he had a preference for literature the French Physiologist Charles Richet studied medicine to please his father, a distinguished surgeon. As a medical student in Paris Charles Richet became interested in hypnosis. This led to the publication of his first paper Du Somnabulism provoque . His experimental work covered a large field—the physiology of nerve and muscle, respiration, body temperature regulation, liver function, and dietetics. In 1885 he found that a small centre within the brain responding to bacterial toxins and foreign proteins was responsible …