Citation

May PR, Fuster JM, Newman P, Hirschman A. Lancet 1976; 1(7957): 454-455.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

55721

Abstract

The woodpecker is an experiment in Nature, a model for the investigation of mechanisms of basic importance for head injury and its prevention. A preliminary anatomical study of the woodpecker's head suggests that it may be fruitful to explore impact protective systems which are radically different from those in common use.