Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD ix
3. PREFACE xi
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. CONTENTS xvii
6. ILLUSTRATIONS xix
7. I. SHERRINGTON: THE MAN AND HIS JOURNEY 1
8. II. AN ORIENTAL TALE: PRE-SHERRINGTON STUDIES OF REFLEX ACTION 30
9. III. A PRELIMINARY STEP: ANATOMICAL STUDIES (1884–1898) 51
10. IV. REFLEX FUNCTIONS: PROBLEMS AND METHODS 68
11. V. RECIPROCAL INNERVATION (1893–1900) 84
12. VI. THE SCRATCH REFLEX PARADIGM 104
13. VII. REFLEXES AND MOTOR INTEGRATION 124
14. VIII. “THE REFLEX WAS A VERY USEFUL IDEA” 164
15. APPENDICES 179
16. NOTES 207
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 247
18. INDEX 269