This exemplary book by robert laureno on the life and mind of dr raymond d adams 1911 2008 highlights dr adams critical role in 20th century clinical neurol we use cookies to enhance your experience on our websiteby continuing to use our website you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Raymond adams a life of mind and muscle is a contribution to the history of neurology and the history of american medicine adams one of the greats of neurology advanced the fields of neurology neuropathology internal medicine psychiatry pediatrics and psychology. The publication of neurologist robert laurenos raymond adams a life of mind and muscle has surpassed oxford university presss objective of excellence in research scholarship and education laureno inspired by adams reputation and by his many interviews with both adams and adams former colleagues trainees and family has documented the life of an exceptional scholar and teacher who chaired the department of neurology at the massachusetts general hospital and influenced a . Raymond adams a life of mind and muscle he chose raymond adams houston merritt and derek denny brown in the almost 2 decades since that trio endures even as a new generation of leaders has emerged with new fields of research that include imaging molecular genetics and clinical neurophysiology some think that adams was the most . Edited by robert laureno 262 pp oxford university press 2009 55 when i was studying medicine in the late 1970s i read marco mumenthalers neurologie in german starting my neurology training in 1982 victor and adams became the first resource 5 years after the publication of the first edition since then i came across the name adams several times eg when reading in the 1971