Monakow made numerous contributions in his analysis of the sensory and motor pathways of the brain. He was interested in the functional relationships amongst the different regions of the brain, and conceptualized that in faculties such as intellect, coordination was needed among its many diverse parts. Origins of Neuroscience, A History of Explorations Into Brain Function by Stanley Finger From his brain research, he introduced the terms "chronogenic localization" and "diaschisis".
