August Dehnel

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August Dehnel (1903 – 1962) was a famous Polish zoologist. He is credited with discovering that the braincase of shrews shrinks significantly over the winter and expands again in the spring. This fact, which he published in 1949, has come to be known as the Dehnel phenomenon. It affects not only the brain, but also other major organs such as the liver and kidneys.