GABA in nervous system function (Kroc Foundation series ; v. 5)

New York City: Raven Press, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Xv, 554 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Silver. First Printing. Near Fine In Near Fine Dj. Inscribed At Length "To C. A. G. Wiersma With Deepest Respect And Much Gratitude For Your Friendship, Guidance And Encouragement Over The Years. Eugene Roberts. " Born And Educated In The Netherlands, Cornelis A. G. Wiersma Came To The Biology Department At The California Institute Of Technology In 1934 At The Invitation Of Thomas Hunt Morgan. He Represented The Field Of Comparative Physiology And His Scientific Career Focused First On The Neuromuscular System, Then The Central Nervous System And Finally On The Visual System. From 1943 To 1950, He Studied The Myography And Treatment Of Poliomyelitis And The Treatment Of Schizophrenia With Electronarcosis While On The Attending Staff Of The L. A. County General Hospital. Wiersma Was Also A Member Of The Los Angeles County Smog Control Commission, Which Studied The Effects Of Pollution On Humans In The Los Angeles Area. In 1976, He Was Honored By A Symposium Given By His Former Coworkers When He Retired After Forty-Five Years, And Was Given The Title Professor Emeritus. Wiersma Maintained An Active Interest In His Research Until He Died. Wiersma Was A Member Of The American Association For The Advancement Of Science, The American Physiological Society, The Society For Neuroscience And Sigma Xi. He Was A Correspondent Of The Royal Netherlands Academy Of Arts And Sciences And A Foreign Associate Of The National Academy Of Science.