times, and formed the basis of Man on His Nature. The book was published in 1940, with a revised edition in 1951. It explores philosophical thoughts about the mind, human existence, and God, in accordance with natural theology. Chapters of the book align with the twelve zodiac signs. In his ideas on mind and cognition, Sherrington introduced the idea that neurons work as groups in a "million-fold democracy" to produce outcomes rather than with central control. Honours and awards Sherrington was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1893. 1899 Baly Gold Medal of the Royal College of Physicians of London 1905 Royal Medal of the Royal Society of London 1922 Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1922 President of the British Association for the year 1922–1923 1924 Order of Merit 1932 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine At the time of his death Sherrington received honoris causa Doctors from twenty-two universities: Oxford, Paris, Manchester, Strasbourg, Louvain, Uppsala, Lyon, Budapest, Athens, London, Toronto, Harvard, Dublin, Edinburgh, Montreal, Liverpool, Brussels, Sheffield, Bern, Birmingham, Glasgow, and the University of Wales. Eponyms Liddell-Sherrington reflex Associated with Edward George Tandy Liddell and Charles Scott Sherrington, the Liddell-Sherrington reflex is the tonic contraction of muscle in response to its being stretched. When a muscle lengthens beyond a certain point, the myotatic reflex causes it to tighten and attempt to shorten. This can be felt as tension during stretching exercises. Schiff-Sherrington reflex Associated with Moritz Schiff and Charles Scott Sherrington, describes a grave sign in animals: rigid extension of the forelimbs after damage to the spine. It may be accompanied by paradoxical respiration – the intercostal muscles are paralysed and the chest is drawn passively in and out by the diaphragm. Sherrington's First Law Every posterior spinal nerve root supplies a particular area of the skin, with a certain overlap of adjacent dermatomes. Sherrington's Second Law The law of reciprocal innervation. When contraction of a muscle is stimulated, there is a simultaneous inhibition of its antagonist. It is essential for coordinated movement. Vulpian-Heidenhain-Sherrington phenomenon Associated with Rudolf Peter Heinrich Heidenhain, Edmé Félix Alfred Vulpian, and Charles Scott Sherrington. Describes the slow contraction of denervated skeletal muscle by stimulating autonomic cholinergic fibres innervating its blood vessels. References External links 1857 births 1952 deaths Academics of King's College London Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Alumni of Gonville and Caius College,