Robert Barany Quotes

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.
Robert Barany

Great, Two, Small

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.
Robert Barany

Action, Normal, Soon

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.
Robert Barany

Human, Him, Made

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.
Robert Barany

Humanity, Whole, Quite

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

Successful, Direction, Movement

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

Water, Flash, Obviously

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

Made, Problems, Minds

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

Thoughts, Facts, Scientists

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.
Robert Barany

Apparatus, Canal, Cases

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

Known, Hearing, 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.
Robert Barany

Made, Two, 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.
Robert Barany

Time, Brain, Thought

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Biography

Nationality: Austrian

Type: Scientist

Born: April 22, 1876

Died: April 8, 1936

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