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THE ORIGIN AND NATURE
EMOTIONS
BY - GEORGE W. CRILE, M.D. - PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY VISITING SURGEON TO THE LAKESIDE HOSPITAL, CLEVELAND - EDITED BY AMY F. ROWLAND, B. S. - PREFACE
CONTENTS PAGE PHYLOGENETIC ASSOCIATION IN RELATION TO CERTAIN MEDICAL PROBLEMS...........................1 - PHYLOGENETIC ASSOCIATION IN RELATION TO THE EMOTIONS.... 55 PAIN, LAUGHTER, AND CRYING................. 77 - THE RELATION BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL STATE OF THE BRAIN-CELLS AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS-EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL....111 - A MECHANISTIC VIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY..............127 - A MECHANISTIC THEORY OF DISEASE...............157 - THE KINETIC SYSTEM.....................173 - ALKALESCENCE, ACIDITY, ANESTHESIA—A THEORY OF ANESTHESIA..227 - INDEX............................237 THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THE EMOTIONS - PHYLOGENETIC ASSOCIATION IN RELATION TO CERTAIN MEDICAL PROBLEMS\[\*\]
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PHYLOGENETIC ASSOCIATION IN RELATION TO THE EMOTIONS\[\*\]
PAIN, LAUGHTER, AND CRYING\[\*\]
PAIN
THE RELATION BETWEEN THE PHYSICAL STATE OF THE BRAIN-CELLS AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS—EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL\[\*\]
A MECHANISTIC THEORY OF DISEASE\[\*\]
A fascinating collection of early‑twentieth‑century scientific essays, this volume gathers the pioneering work of a surgeon‑researcher who set out to decode how emotions become rooted in our biology. Drawing on Darwin’s ideas about expression, he proposes a kinetic theory that links the bodily response to fear, anger, and injury with the same mechanisms that underlie surgical shock. The papers detail meticulous experiments on animals, measuring blood chemistry and charting microscopic changes in the brain, adrenal glands and liver.
Beyond the raw data, the author explores how these organ‑wide shifts are dramatically relieved by sleep, hinting at a restorative process that still puzzles modern medicine. Readers are treated to vivid descriptions of laboratory observations, early attempts to map emotional states onto physiological pathways, and a forward‑looking discussion of how these insights could reshape surgery, anesthesia, and the emerging field of psychosomatic health. The work offers a rare glimpse into the formative moments of a discipline that continues to evolve today.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (290K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
1998-03-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1864–1943
A pioneer of modern surgery, he helped change how doctors understood shock, anesthesia, and blood transfusion at a time when medicine was rapidly evolving. He also co-founded the Cleveland Clinic and left a lasting mark on American medical practice.
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