The Heart and Nervous System (Classic Reprint): Being the Harveian Oration, Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians of London, on October 18, ... London, on October 18, 1902 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how the heart, nervous system, and blood vessels work together to protect the body under stress. This edition presents the Harveian Oration’s concise examination of the heart’s relations to the nervous system, including how cortical and medullary centers influence rhythm, tone, and flow.

The work surveys mechanisms that regulate circulation, such as the ways the brain and medulla oblongata interact with cardiac and vascular centers. It discusses protective reflexes, impulses from the depressor nerve, and the interplay between respiration, blood pressure, and vessel dilation. The author also reflects on the limits of artificial stimulation to reproduce complex emotions and the role of visceral factors in emotion and response.

• How the brain, spinal cord, and heart communicate to adjust heart rate and vessel tone


• The protective roles of cardiac and vascular reflexes during changes in posture, stress, or intracranial pressure


• How emotions and internal states influence circulation and glandular secretion


• Historical experiments and clinical interpretations shaping our understanding of neurocirculation

Ideal for readers of medical history and physiology who seek a clear, accessible view of the heart’s ties to the nervous system.

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