Theodor Meynert
Theodor Meynert | |
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| Born | Theodor Hermann Meynert 15 June 1833 |
| Died | 31 May 1892 (aged 58) |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Known for | Cytoarchitectonics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuropathology |
| Institutions | University of Vienna |
Theodor Hermann Meynert (German: [ˈmaɪnɐt]; 15 June 1833 – 31 May 1892) was a German-Austrian psychiatrist, neuropathologist, and anatomist, born in Dresden. Meynert believed that disturbances in brain development could be a predisposition for psychiatric illness and that certain psychoses are reversible.