...a little more open-mindedness...

tinbergen bekam 1971 den nobelpreis der physiologie, gemeinsam mit konrad lorenz und karl von frisch. dies ist ein auszug seiner rede vom 12. dezember 1973, wo er, neben einem weiteren punkt, auf die empirischen forschungen und entdeckungen von f.m.alexander eingeht, und die alexandertechnik als "extremely sophisticated form of rehabilitation, or rather of redeployment" beschreibt. ("extrem gründlich durchdachte form der rehabilitation, oder eher umstrukturierung")

"(...)What then is the upshot of these few brief remarks about early childhood autism and about the Alexander treatment? What have these two examples in common? First of all they stress the importance for medical science of open-minded observation – of “watching and wondering.” This basic scientific method is still too often looked down on by those blinded by the glamour of apparatus, by the prestige of tests, and by the temptation to turn to drugs. But it is by using this old method of observation that both autism and general misuse of the body can be seen in a new light; to a much larger extent than is now realized both could very well be due to modern stressful conditions. But beyond this I feel that my two excursions into the field of medical research have much wider implications. Medical science and practice meet with a growing sense of unease and of lack of confidence from the side of the general public. The causes of this are complex, but at least in one respect the situation could be improved: a little more open-mindedness , a little more collaboration with other biological sciences, and a little more attention to the body as a whole and to the unity of body and mind could substantially enrich the field of medical research. I therefore appeal to our medical colleagues to recognize that the study of animals – in particular “plain” observation – can make useful contributions to human biology not only in the field of somatic malfunctioning, but also in that of behavioral disturbances, and ultimately help us to understand what psychosocial stress is doing to us. It is stress in the widest sense, the inadequacy of our adjustability, that will become perhaps the most important disruptive influence in our society.(...)"
die ganze rede von nikolaas tinbergen als download auf der webseite des deutschen alexandertechnik-verbandes, oder als video zum anschauen auf www.nobelprize.org