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Stanley Cobb (1887-1968): studying the link between the mind and the body
Sayinthen Vivekanantham1, Agneish Dutta2
1Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA sayinthen.vivekanantham@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Stanley Cobb was an eminent neurologist that is regarded as 'the founder of biological psychiatry'. Having studied at Harvard university, Cobb had many varied interests, including ornithology and natural history. Following his undergraduate studies, he travelled widely and incorporated a period of study in Europe. Upon return to America, he was appointed Director of the Harvard Neurological Unit. Following a change of interest from neurology to psychiatry, Cobb was instrumental in establishing psychiatry as a specialty in America. The research laboratory, 'Stanley Cobb Laboratory for Psychiatric Research' at Massachusetts General Hospital was named in his honour and contribution to the service at the hospital.
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