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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[*]
In this concise collection of eight scholarly papers, a pioneering surgeon examines how emotions arise from our evolutionary past and how they manifest in the body. Drawing on Darwin’s observations and modern laboratory work, the author shows that fear, anger, and pain trigger coordinated changes in the brain, adrenal glands, and liver. Detailed histologic findings and experimental data illustrate a kinetic system that links emotional shock with surgical trauma.
The papers also reveal that sleep uniquely reverses many of these tissue changes, suggesting a restorative function essential for recovery. By integrating physiological, psychological, and clinical perspectives, the author proposes a mechanistic view of disease that challenges conventional separations between mind and body. Listeners will gain a historical glimpse into early twentieth‑century medical inquiry while appreciating ideas that still influence contemporary health science.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (290K characters)
Release date
1998-03-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1864–1943
A pioneering American surgeon, he helped bring modern thinking about shock, blood transfusion, and cancer surgery into everyday medical practice. He also co-founded the Cleveland Clinic, leaving a lasting mark on 20th-century medicine.
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