Korbinian Brodmann

Korbinian Brodmann
Korbinian Brodmann
Korbinian Brodmann
Born(1868-11-17)17 November 1868
Died22 August 1918(1918-08-22) (aged 49)
NationalityGerman
Occupationneurologist
Known fordefining Brodmann areas in the cerebral cortex

Korbinian Brodmann (17 November 1868 – 22 August 1918) was a German neuropsychiatrist who is known for mapping the cerebral cortex and defining 52 distinct regions, known as Brodmann areas, based on their cytoarchitectonic (histological) characteristics.[1]

  1. ^ Stanley Finger (2001). Origins of Neuroscience: A History of Explorations Into Brain Function. Oxford University Press. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-19-514694-3. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

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