page_title: Frédéric Bremer
section_title: Early life
hierarchical_section_title: Frédéric Bremer / Early life
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Vue du bâtiment du "Grand hôtel de l'Océan" à La Panne (Belgique) qui sera utilisé comme hôpital militaire en 14-18. English: Sight of the "Grand hotel de l'Ocean" in La Panne (Belgium); Siege of a Red Cross field hospital (so called 'ambulance') during WWI.
context_page_description: Frédéric Bremer was a pioneer in the field of neurophysiology, whose work specialized in the neural mechanisms involved in the sleep-wake cycle. His other works include research into aphasia and apraxia, the neurogenic origin of diabetes insipidus, the physiology of the cerebellum, and the neural control of muscular tone.
context_section_description: Frédéric Bremer was born in Arlon, in the Belgian Ardennes in 1892. His parents were both well educated: his father and mother were teachers at the Arlon Public Secondary School. Frédéric Bremer himself was a bright student, who excelled in his medical studies at the University of Brussels. However, these studies were interrupted by the First World War, during which he served as military physician in a cavalry regiment, then later as a medical auxiliary at the famous Ocean Ambulance. This was a military hospital situated on the Belgian coast, in the city of La Panne, and was frequently attended by Queen Elisabeth of Belgium who worked there as a volunteer.
caption: L'Océan (Océan Ambulance) Grand Hôtel Océan [nl]
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