Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain

British neurologist

Date of Birth: 23-Oct-1895

Place of Birth: Reading, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1966

Profession: paramedic, neurologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Walter Russell Brain, 1st Baron Brain (23 October 1895 – 29 December 1966) was a British neurologist.
He was principal author of the standard work of neurology, Brain's Diseases of the Nervous System, and longtime editor of the homonymous neurological medical journal titled Brain.
He is also eponymised with "Brain's reflex", a reflex exhibited by humans when assuming the quadrupedian position.