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Encyclopedia > Walter Rudolf Hess

Walter Rudolf Hess (March 17, 1881August 12, 1973 not to be confused with prominent nazi Walther Rudolf Hess) was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs. He shared the prize with Egas Moniz. is the 76th day of the year (77th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... In animals, the brain or encephalon (Greek for in the head), is the control center of the central nervous system, responsible for behaviour. ... António Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz (November 29, 1874 - December 13, 1955) was a Portuguese physician and neurologist. ...


Hess was born in Frauenfeld. He received his medical degree from the University of Zurich in 1906 and trained as surgeon and ophthalmologist. In 1912, he left his lucrative private practice as an ophthalmologist and went into research. His main interests were the regulation of blood flow and respiration. As an outgrowth of these research interests, he began mapping the parts of the diencephalon that control the internal organs. From 1917 to 1951, he served as professor and director of the Department of the Physiological Institute at the University of Zurich. Hess died in Locarno, Switzerland. Location within Switzerland Frauenfeld is the capital of the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. ... The University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zurich. ... “Surgeon” redirects here. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The diencephalon is the region of the brain that includes the epithalamus, thalamus, and hypothalamus. ... Locarno is a city located on Lake Maggiore (Lago Maggiore) in the southern Swiss canton of Ticino, close to Ascona. ...


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