By monitoring the movements of the eyeballs, it is not difficult to make sure that they are performed with the help of very different muscles, which function simultaneously, despite the fact that they are under the influence of different cranial nerves.

We report the protocol records of our experiments, accompanying them with diagrams, which show the course of excitability of the cortical centers in individual experiments before and after the injection of cerebrin.

As is known, the shape and general development of the brain convolutions in humans depend on many different conditions. Their structure is more or less closely related not only with age, sex and with a number of ordinary individual characteristics of the organism, but to a certain extent also serves as an external expression of the innate characteristics of psychism and special properties of the intellect acquired through education and exercise, and finally, how becomes probable in modern times, the breeding and national conditions of the individual.

These cross-innervations in relation to the rectum were first expressed by Fellner in his work "Die Bewegungs und Hemmungsnerven des Rectum", which came out of Basch's laboratory in Vienna in 1883

The anterior commissure was first indicated by Eustach and described by Riolan under the name funiculus transversus. She received the name commissar and anterior from Haller. The idea of the origin and connections of the anterior commissure in the former anatomists was very diverse.

All animal organisms, being in the air space, experience a certain atmospheric pressure on the entire outer surface of the body. So, the human body with ordinary average air pressure (assuming the normal height of the barometer = 760 m. Mercury), according to the calculations of Meada, Benk'a, Assmann'a, weighs from 15,000 to 17,000 kilograms.

Cases of compression of the spinal cord and its complete transection provide quite valuable material for studying the course of the conducting spinal tracts, which are reborn in the ascending and descending directions from the site of injury.

I decided to draw your attention to one case of a skull injury, which was under my supervision at the Kazan Provincial Zemsky Hospital. This case is interesting both from the clinical side, since it made it possible to observe in its pure form a very rare symptom of mental bulimia, and from the surgical point of view.

The result of countless experiments, which are not contradicted by any of the known facts, was the generally accepted view that the physiological activity of a nerve is accompanied by a “negative oscillation.

Nietzsche was so unhappy in his personal life that one can approach his philosophical works with an unusual criterion of psychiatry. We also remember Auguste Comte, who in the second period of his philosophical activity also attracted the attention of psychiatrists.

The author comprehensively examines the question of the care of mentally ill criminals. Currently, it is not a secret for anyone that there are mentally ill people among the prisoners.

The essence of facial expressions has always attracted everyone's interest. Many consider themselves able to read the facial expressions of their interlocutor. Various theories of facial expressions are devoid of scientific basis, ignoring the anatomy of this act.

The frequency of clinical observations of rheumatic paralysis facialis is opposite to the insignificant number of anatomically investigated cases. This circumstance will become clear if we remember that the named disease often affects people in general who are healthy, that its prognosis is good and that patients of this kind get to the sectional table due to side complications.

The Medical Faculty of Kiev University announced a competition for a free chair of nervous and mental diseases. The deadline for the submission of applications is April 15, 1903.

It has been my lot to present to your attention a report on the activities of the Society for the eleventh year of its existence. In the reporting year 1902, the Society had 7 scientific meetings — 1 annual and 6 regular — in which 14 reports were made and announced.

V.I. Loginov made a report "On the question of the influence of temperature for the period of latent irritation and the shape of the curve of striated muscles."

At the administrative session, a statement was heard by Mr. Chairman of the Island, that the speech in the annual meeting will be read by Doctor V. V. Nikolaev on the topic - "The significance of the photographic method for experimental research"