Robert Barany
Robert Barany
Róbert Báránywas an Austro-Hungarian otologist. He received the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth22 April 1876
CountryAustria
pointing proved reactions soon stopped
As soon as I had proved this and, of course, also the normal pointing action and reactions in all other extremities and joints, I stopped the experiment.
body cause exactly neither nor water
If the temperature of the water was really responsible, then water at exactly body temperature should cause neither nystagmus nor vertigo.
frequent human numerous obvious occur spite subjects vertigo
Even such an obvious idea as to observe an animal with vertigo or to rotate an animal did not occur to him, in spite of the fact that he conducted numerous vertigo experiments with human subjects and made frequent use of animal experiments.
The site of hearing was now known to be in the cochlea.
certain stimulates
The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists' thoughts.
obviously
It came to me then in a flash that obviously the temperature of the water was responsible for the nystagmus.
convinced experiment interests painless people quite wounds
I am convinced that people with such wounds will be quite ready to co-operate in a safe and painless experiment in the interests of humanity as a whole.
movement proving
I was now successful in proving that a direction of movement is localized in the cerebellum.
absolutely caused disease observed saw symptoms
Vertigo, it was thought at the time, could only be caused by a disease of the cerebellum. He observed this kind of patient for years and saw absolutely no symptoms of brain disease.
centre close namely proved regard within
Close investigations, however, proved something more namely that within such a centre there was also localization with regard to joints.
hands two arms
Two minutes later the right arm was pointing normally and the reaction to the left appeared. The patient made no complaint at all about the experiment.
spontaneity spontaneous deviation
The investigations also proved that there were many cases of spontaneous deviation, i.e. cases where there had been no stimulation of the semi-circular canal apparatus.
two able research
As neither of these two great research scientists was able to find the solution to the mystery, it is small wonder that none of their contemporaries were able to do so either.
mind progress way
The incorrectness and weaknesses of a theory cause other minds to formulate the problems more exactly and in this way scientific progress is made.