Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain
The Lord Brain | |
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Brain in 1956 | |
| Born | Walter Russell Brain 23 October 1895 |
| Died | 29 December 1966 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Known for | Brain's reflex |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Oxford |
Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain (23 October 1895 – 29 December 1966) was a British neurologist. He was principal author of the standard work on neurology, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, and longtime editor of the neurological medical journal titled Brain. He is also eponymised with "Brain's reflex", a reflex exhibited by humans when assuming the quadrupedal position.