Book - The Second Brain - Gershon, Michael D.

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Author: Gershon, Michael D.

Number of pages: 424

Publisher: UTET

Details: "We know that, however inadequate the concept may seem, the gastrointestinal system does have a brain. The nasty gut is more intellectual than the heart and may have a superior 'emotional' capacity. It is the only organ to contain a nervous system capable of mediating reflexes in the complete absence of input from the brain or spinal cord." The enteric nervous system is a curiosity, a remnant that we have retained from our evolutionary past. Of course, it doesn't sound like something that will attract everyone's interest, but it should. An enteric nervous system is present in each of our ancestors over the millions of years of evolutionary history that separates us from the first animal with a backbone. It is a modern and bustling data center that allows us to carry out some very important and unpleasant tasks without any mental effort. Michael D. Gershon head of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Columbia University, author of countless scientific publications, is considered one of the fathers of neurogastroenterology.

EAN: 9788841897935

Release date: 2012-12-31

Package Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.0 x 1.6 inches