postmortem dissections of Southard's brain and those of his parents. Canavan undertook the study to examine hereditary links in brain structure. Southard had a prominent frontal lobe, which she associated with his planning ability. Canavan noted small olfactory tracts, and said that Southard had difficulty detecting certain smells. The arteries at the base of his brain were small, but the significance of this finding was unclear. The distinctive features of Southard's brain did not appear in those of his mother or father. Canavan later wrote that Southard had experienced "singular difficulties producing considerable mental discomfort" during the last year of his life. According to her, he sensed his impending death and felt pressure to complete his unfinished research tasks. Canavan quoted him as saying, "I shall not live long, I must hurry; I must get lots of others busy." Works Outline of Neuropathology (1906) Neurosyphilis: Modern Systematic Diagnosis and Treatment, Presented in One Hundred and Thirty-seven Case Histories (1917) – with H.C. Solomon Shell-Shock and Other Neuropsychiatric Problems Presented in Five Hundred and Eighty-nine Case Histories from the War Literature, 1914–1918 (1919) The Range of the General Practitioner in Psychiatric Diagnosis (1919) The Kingdom Of Evils: Psychiatric Social Work Presented In 100 Case Histories (1922, posthumous) – with Mary Jarrett Notes References Further reading External links Elmer Ernest Southard correspondence from the Menninger Archives, Kansas Historical Society Southard School at Menninger Clinic E.E. Southard papers, 1892-1940 (inclusive), 1905-1920 (bulk). GA 81. Harvard Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass. Myrtelle M. Canavan papers, 1898-1945. GA 10.20. Harvard Medical Library, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, Mass. 1876 births 1920 deaths American pathologists American eugenicists Boston State Hospital physicians Deaths from pneumonia in New York City Harvard Medical School faculty Boston Latin School alumni People from Boston Harvard Medical School alumni Harvard College alumni