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Robert Whytt es uno de los neurofisiólogos más destacados de su tiempo. En su investigación, describió la importancia del sistema nervioso central en el movimiento, hizo distinciones entre acciones voluntarias e involuntarias y aclaró los componentes del reflejo de luz dentro del ojo. Sistema nervioso central
Robert Whytt (1714–1766) was a Scottish physician. His work, on unconscious reflexes, tubercular meningitis, urinary bladder stones, and hysteria, is remembered now most for his book on diseases of the nervous system. He served as President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh .
Por su parte, Robert Whytt y Stephen Hales (S. XVIII) demostraron que la integridad del S. N. C. es una condición imprescindible para que suceda lo que ellos por aquel entonces denominaban la reflexión.
Robert Whytt was born and educated in Edinburgh and served the City in the Royal Infirmary. A prolific author, his major work is usually said to be his Essay on the Vital and other Involuntary Movements of Animals (1751), based on his belief that a 'sentient principle' was not limited to the nervous ….
In 1761 he was made the first Physician to the King in Scotland, and in 1763 he was elected President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Professor Robert Whytt died in Edinburgh on 15 April 1766 and was succeeded in the Chair by William Cullen (1710-1790).
30 de mar. de 2014 · Robert Whytt was born and educated in Edinburgh and served the City in the Royal Infirmary. A prolific author, his major work is usually said to be his Ess.
The emphasis on the functions of the nerves and brain was maintained by Whytt, who studied anatomy under Monro (primus) after obtaining his arts degree at St. Andrews University. He took his medical degree at Rheims and studied in London and Leyden before returning to Scotland to practice medicine.
