Robert Stone Dow Papers 1908-1995

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Robert Stone Dow Papers 1908-1995

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The genesis of neurological sciences research in the Pacific Northwest is detailed in this collection. Dr. Robert Stone Dow (1908-95) was locally educated at Linfield College (BA 1929), and University of Oregon Medical School (M.A., M.D., 1934; Ph.D., 1935). Mentored by Dr. Olaf Larsell he began his life's work in Neurology which resulted in the creation of the Neurological Sciences Institute (NSI).

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Larsell, Olof, 1886-1964

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Olof Larsell (1886-1964) was born in Sweden and came to the United States in 1891. From the guide to the Olof Larsell research notes, circa 1940, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Olaf Larsell was born in Rattvik, Sweden on March 13, 1886. Larsell moved with his family to the United States in 1891 and settled in Oregon in 1907. He earned his undergraduate degree at McMinnville College, now known as Linfield College, in 1910, an MA at Northwestern in Evansville Ill...

Dow, Robert Stone, 1908-....

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NSI's Mission: to advance our understanding of the brain and neurological disorders. To accomplish this mission, the research staff of the NSI studies nervous and sensory systems using a wide range of techniques from the level of molecules to the level of behaving human beings. The current areas of research emphasis include: Movement control - studies of how the brain organizes sensory inputs and motor command outputs to produce muscle contractions following damage or di...