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Choh-luh Li, M.D.
Donated to the Office of NIH History by
Dr. Cosimo Ajmone-Marsanrecordings in the epileptic cortex and cells grown in tissue culture of
normal and tumor cerebral and cerebellar and muscle tissue; 3) the
effects of hypothermia upon the central nervous system and cerebral
edema; 4) inhibitory interneurons of the cerebral cortex in the soma
tosensory and visual areas; and 5) stimulation of the cortex by remote
radio frequency.^8
The Section on Developmental Neurology was established in late 1955
to study the developmental anatomy of congenital and early acquired
cerebral lesions.^9 Headed by Anatole Dekaban, this section conducted
large-scale investigations, in collaboration with local hospitals and using
both animal and human subjects, into the abnormalities occurring in the
perinatal period.^10 The primary research areas addressed by this section
included studying: 1) the site, type, and extent of central nervous system
lesions in cerebral palsy; 2) the pathological central nervous lesions that
occurred during the prenatal, intranatal, and early postnatal life found in
postmortem examinations; 3) the neurological abnormalities in infants
born to mothers with diabetes and other conditions; 4) sex differences
in external and internal orbital distances throughout life; and 5) the
embryology of the mouse brain.^11
The Section on Pain and Neuroanesthesiology was established in 1956
under the leadership of Kenneth Hall. Its primary emphasis was to study
respiratory and blood volume patterns of patients undergoing major
intracranial surgery, specifically isolating cerebral hypothermia while
leaving the rest of the body under normal temperature.^12 Other research