The life and career of Paul MacLean: A journey toward neurobiological and social harmony
@article{Lambert2003TheLA, title={The life and career of Paul MacLean: A journey toward neurobiological and social harmony}, author={K. Lambert}, journal={Physiology & Behavior}, year={2003}, volume={79}, pages={343-349} }
Working as a physician, Paul MacLean's interests moved in the direction of the brain when he realized that most of his patients suffered from symptoms (e.g. anxiety, sleeping problems) that could not be traced to a known physiological cause. His curiosity about the neurological origins of these psychological symptoms led him to the laboratories of Stanley Cobb and James Papez, both of whom were influential in guiding MacLean's interests toward the temporal lobe. His neurobiological interest was… Expand
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