The Nervous System (1938)

Director
Producer	Erpi Picture Consultants
Contributors	Collaborator, Ralph W. Gerard
Length	15 min
B&W/Color	b&w
UO Library Catalog description:	Examines the structure and functions of the spinal cord, medulla, mid-brain, thalamus, and cerebrum. Explains, through animated drawings, how sense organs receive stimuli, and how nerves carry impulses to the central nervous system and then to the muscles which execute responses. Compares the nervous system structures and responses in various animals. For high school, college, and adult groups.
Call #	FILM Ma13
Genre	instructional
Rare	no
Online	no
Copyright status	public domain
Physical condition	good
Oregon-related	no

Notes:

Ralph W. Gerard (1900-1974) was an important neuroscientist who wrote over 500 scholarly papers and nine books.