Naslov
Nervous sytem in the fibrillar theory of Giorgio Baglivi

Autori
Niko, Zurak

Izvornik
Medicina nei secoli (0394-9001) 12 (2000), 1; 147-158

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

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

Sažetak
The drafts, epistles, headwords, and conceptual basis known as the fibrillar theory of Giorgio baglivi, published in his book entitled De fibra motrice et morbosa, were analysed in an attempt to re-evaluate Bglivi's contribution, generally considered quite modest, to the developement of scientific thought on the nervous system function. The analysis revealed Baglivi's identification of the reflex organisation, vegetative nervous system function, and neural aspects of the vasomotor function to be surprisingly valuable. I belive that the licidity and genuine contemporariness of Baglivi's standpoints arise question of the historical precedence in the discovery of the functions (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 nervous system functions is suggested.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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