Fedor Krause Memorial Lecture

Let me express my sincere appreciation for this honor, whose significance is apparent to me and which moves me deeply. Let me also include in this honor those who have gone with me a part of the way in the realization of our goals as neurosurgeons in Gottingen and in Wurzburg. Two of them, Hans-Jochim Weber and Horst Wenker, team members in the initial phase, are no longer among us.