Who was Walter Rudolf Hess?
Q: Who was Walter Rudolf Hess?
A: Walter Rudolf Hess was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for his work on locating the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs.
Q: When and where was he born and when did he die?
A: He was born on 17 March 1881 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland and died on 12 August 1973 in Locarno, Switzerland.
Q: What kind of experiments did Hess conduct?
A: Hess conducted experiments stimulating the hypothalamus of cats with tiny electric currents to induce different behaviours ranging from excitement to apathy depending on the position of stimulation.
Q: What were some responses induced by stimulating anterior part of hypothalamus?
A: Stimulating the anterior part could induce fall of blood pressure, slowing of breathing and responses such as wanting food, wanting water, needing to pee and needing to poop.
Q: What were some responses induced by stimulating posterior part of hypothalamus?
A: Stimulating the posterior part led to extreme excitement and defensive behaviour.
Q: How did Hess's work contribute to scientist's understanding?
A: His work was an important step in scientist's understanding of neurosecretion.
