Excerpt from The Abdominal Brain and Automatic Visceral Ganglia I. Peripheral (reflex) irritation; 2. Indigestion; 3. Mal nutrition; 4. Anemia; 5. Neurosis. The final stage is the irritation Of the innumerable abdominal sympathetic ganglia by waste-laden blood, which produces the hysteria, neuroses and neurasthenia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The Abdominal and Pelvic Brain With Automatic Visceral Ganglia The present volume contains views concerning the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the abdominal and pelvic brain. The abdominal brain is the solar or epigastric plexus. The pelvic brain is the cervico-uterine ganglion located on each side of the uterus. A brain is an apparatus capable of reception, reorganization and emission of nerve forces. It may be composed of one or more nerve or ganglion cells. The book is partly based on the so-called "reflexes," as they are observed in both health and disease. We understand by "reflexes" disturbances which are produced in parts more or less remote from points of local irritation. The reflex is the "referred disturbance" of modern writers. I have attempted to show the extensive utility and dominating influence of the abdominal sympathetic nerves upon the animal economy. The reflexes and rhythm concerning organs under various conditions are discussed. The automatic menstrual ganglia are presented as the peripheral ganglia of the uterus and oviducts. No attempt has been made to divorce the cerebro-spinal and sympathetic nervous systems from their exquisite mutual dependency. Yet, notwithstanding this latter, the abdominal sympathetic nerve, under observed conditions of defect of the cord and cerebrum, acts with a certain degree of independence. I do not claim that deep-seated, grave diseases are caused by reflex irritation, nor that these diseases are dispersed by removal of the reflex or peripheral irritation. However, it may be stated that the chief suffering is not due to deep-seated disease, but to superficial, reflex irritation, which brings in its train innumerable disturbances capable of unbalancing the complex abdominal visceral system. The course of reflex irritation may be observed clinically as: (1), Peripheral (reflex, infective) irritation; (2), indigestion; (3), malnutrition; (4), anemia; (5), neurosis. The final stage is the irritation of the innumerable abdominal sympathetic ganglia by waste-laden blood, which produces the hysteria and neurasthenia. This book is practically a treatise on the abdominal sympathetic nerves (nervus vasomotorius abdominalis), a resume of views which I have discussed in current medical literature for a decade and a half. The subject of gastro-duodenal dilatation, on which I have studied and practiced since 1893, will be found discussed in detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Hardcover reprint of the original 1907 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Robinson, Byron. The Abdominal And Pelvic Brain With Automatic Visceral Ganglia. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Robinson, Byron. The Abdominal And Pelvic Brain With Automatic Visceral Ganglia, . Hammond, Indiana: Frank S. Betz, 1907. Subject: Celiac Plexus
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX. THE ABDOMINAL BRAIN AND AUTOMATIC VISCERAL GAN- GLIA. Instinct is a propensity prior to experience and independent of instruction."--Paley. The Intimate and Profound Connection of the Genitourinary Organs with the Sympathetic (and Cerebro-Spinal) nervous system. Its Connection with the Rectum and Relation to Coition. The Relation of the Pelvic Organs to the Larynx (voice); the Fifth (Ganglionic) Cranial Nerve, Stomach and Eyes. Automatic Menstrual Ganglia. The Menopause. Every observing physician sees a close connection between the genital organs and the nervous system. This is not strange when one considers existing conditions and the long-continued effect of evolutionary forces. Of all the instincts in the animal race, the sexual instinct is dominant. This instinct has an all-pervading influence in every species of animal. It governs their action. It forms habits in their lives. It induces new phases of existence. All through the stages of animal evolution, every other instinct must bend to the sexual. Physical and mental forces wonderfully combine to make this instinct the most effectual in its consummation. The sexual instinct dominates most powerfully the males, and hence the physical and mental vigor of the best animals in the race survive. The cow in rut is served, from sheer physical and mental vigor, by the most powerful bull. In herds of animals the sexual instinct dominates most vigorously in the finest males, and the weak males are cast aside that the strong ones may become the parents. The main study of zoology is reproduction. The weapons of offense and defense possessed by males are primarily r to cultivate and defend the sexual instinct. The horns of bulls, the powerful heels of stallions, the eagle's talons, ...
