Naslov
Vegetative nervous system in the fibrillar theory of Giorgio Baglivi

Autori
Zurak, Niko

Izvornik
Neurologia Croatica (0353-8842) 48 (1999), 4; 217-223

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
fibrillar theory; vegetative nervous system; neural vasomotor function

Sažetak
The drafts, epistles, headwords, and conceptual basis known as the fibrillar theory of Giorgio Baglivi, published in his book De fibra motrice et morbosa, were analyzed in an attempt to re-evaluate Baglivi's contribution, generally considered quite modest, to the development of scientific thought on nervous system functions. The analysis revealed Baglivi's identification of reflex organization, vegetative nervous system function, and neural aspect of the vasomotor function to be surprisingly valuable. i belive that the lucidity and genuine contemporariness of Baglivi's standpoints arise the question of the historical precedence in the discovery of these functions 8 it is usually attributed to F. X. Bichat for vegetative nervous system, and to Claude Bernard for vasomotor nerves). In the light of these facts, the need of an expert revision of the history of discovering vegetative nervous system function is suggested.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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