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Robert Barany Quotes

Austrian - Scientist | April 22, 1876 - April 8, 1936

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.

Spontaneous Where Been Canal Many

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.

Great Research Small Solution Find

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.

Action Experiment Normal Soon Course

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.

Animal Human Him Experiments Obvious

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.

I Am People Humanity Ready Will

I was now successful in proving that a direction of movement is localized in the cerebellum.

Direction Now Movement Successful

It came to me then in a flash that obviously the temperature of the water was responsible for the nystagmus.

Water Me Responsible Temperature

The incorrectness and weaknesses of a theory cause other minds to formulate the problems more exactly and in this way scientific progress is made.

Progress Problems Way Minds More

The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists' thoughts.

Thoughts Facts Way Interpretation

The site of hearing was now known to be in the cochlea.

Now Hearing Known Site

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.

Reaction Right Experiment Patient

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.

Time Brain Thought Kind Patient Saw

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