John Lorber
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John Lorber (1915–1996) was a professor of paediatrics at the University of Sheffield from 1979 until his retirement in 1981. He worked before at the Children's Hospital of Sheffield where he became renowned for his work on spina bifida.
He is also known for his writings on medical ethics, against use of intensive medication for severely handicapped infants, and against active euthanasia.
In 1980, Roger Lewin published an article in Science, "Is Your Brain Really Necessary?"[1], about Lorber studies on cerebral cortex losses. He reports the case of a Sheffield University student who had a standard intellectual development although his cortex was extremely reduced by hydrocephalus.
[edit] External links
- http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/lorber-references.html
- "Is the Brain Really Necessary?" at Flatrock.org
[edit] References
- ^ Roger Lewin (December 12, 1980). "Is Your Brain Really Necessary?". SCIENCE 210: 1232–1234. doi:. PMID 7434023.
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