Royal College
of Physicians
RCPI’s collection includes historical items such as photos, manuscripts, illustrations and articles
relating to neurophysiology, anatomy, pathology and mental health.
Felix Vicq d’Azyr’s Traité D’Anatomie et de Physiologie (1786)
This neuroanatomy and physiology book contains drawings and detailed explanations, with comments on the work of previous prominent anatomists including Vesalius and Eustachius. Vicq d’Azyr was the first to describe the mamillothalamic tract and substantia nigra.
Sketch of neurologist George Sigerson on his deathbed
This pencil sketch was drawn by the artist Estella Solomons (1882-1968) on 18 February 1925, the day of Sigerson’s death. Sigerson was an Irish neurologist, who was also involved in political journalism and the Irish literary revival.
Pathologiae Cerebri (1667) by Thomas Willis
This 1667 text written by whom many consider “the father of neuroscience” concerns the pathology of the brain. In it Willis developed a new theory of the cause of asthma, epilepsy and other convulsive diseases. His work also contributed to the development of psychiatry.
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