Luigi Luciani

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Luigi Luciani
File:Luigi Luciani.jpg
Born(1842-11-23)23 November 1842
Died23 June 1919(1919-06-23) (aged 76)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuroscience

Luigi Luciani ForMemRS (23 November 1842, in Ascoli Piceno – 23 June 1919) was an Italian neuroscientist.[1] Luciani is particularly remembered for his experimental studies of the cerebellum and for his 1891 monograph Il cervelletto, in which he described the classic triad of cerebellar symptoms of atonia, asthenia and astasia.[3] He also contributed to Karel Frederik Wenckebach's work on what is now known as second-degree atrioventricular block of the heart in which Wenckebach described the periodicity of this block as "Luciani periodicity".[2] Beyond his work on the cerebellum, he also carried out significant research on the physiology of fasting in humans, describing changes in major organ functions during prolonged deprivation and distinguishing three stages of fasting.[4]

References

[edit | edit source]

1. ^ https://archive.today/20120802140805/http://www.ibro.org/Pub/Pub_Main_Display.asp?LC_Docs_ID=3476

2. ^ Silverman, Mark E (30 August 2004). "Woldemar Mobitz and His 1924 Classification of Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block". Circulation. 110 (9): 1162–7. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000140669.35049.34. PMID 15339865.

3. ^ Manni, Ermanno; Petrosini, Laura (1997). "Luciani's work on the cerebellum a century later". Trends in Neurosciences. 20 (3): 112–116. doi:10.1016/S0166-2236(96)10077-1. PMID 9061864.

4. ^ "Luciani, Luigi". Encyclopedia.com. Accessed 30 November 2025. https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/luciani-luigi

[edit | edit source]

Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).