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| Preface | ||
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| 2 | Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System | 23 |
| Parasympathetic Nervous System | 25 | |
| Sympathetic Nervous System | 35 | |
| Adrenomedullary Hormonal System | 61 | |
| Non-Neuronal Catecholamine Systems | 62 | |
| Non-Cholinergic, Non-Adrenergic Neurotransmission | 66 | |
| Adrenoceptors | 70 | |
| Autonomic Pharmacology | 78 | |
| Embryology and Development | 96 | |
| Circadian Rhythms | 100 | |
| Aging | 101 | |
| Cholinergic-Catecholamine Interactions | 103 | |
| 3 | Central Neural Regulation of Autonomic Outflows | 137 |
| Historical and Conceptual Introduction | 137 | |
| Spinal Cord | 142 | |
| Medulla | 144 | |
| Pons | 154 | |
| Midbrain | 157 | |
| Hypothalamus | 158 | |
| HACER | 162 | |
| Av3v | 163 | |
| Limbic System | 163 | |
| Circumventricular Organs | 165 | |
| Cerebral Cortex | 165 | |
| Central Catecholamine Neuroanatomy | 166 | |
| Functions of Catecholamines in the Brain | 170 | |
| Centrally Acting Drugs Affecting Sympathoneural or Adrenomedullary Outflows | 176 | |
| Cardiac Parasympathetic Outflows | 182 | |
| 4 | Stress and Distress | 199 |
| Theories of Stress | 199 | |
| A Homeostatic Theory of Stress and Distress | 208 | |
| Non-Autonomic Stress Systems and Their Interactions with Catecholamine Systems | 227 | |
| Distress | 239 | |
| Stress in Evolutionary Perspective | 251 | |
| 5 | Autonomic Systems in Stress | 279 |
| Vegetative Functions and the Parasympathetic System | 280 | |
| Stresses Associated with Sympathoneural Activation | 283 | |
| Stresses Associated with Adrenomedullary Activation | 299 | |
| 6 | Clinical Evaluation of Neurocardiologic Disorders | 335 |
| Medical History | 335 | |
| Physical Examination | 340 | |
| Physiological Tests | 345 | |
| Neuropharmacological Tests | 357 | |
| Neurophysiological Tests | 365 | |
| Neurochemical Tests | 368 | |
| Sympathetic Neuroimaging | 396 | |
| 7 | Diseases in Which Activation of Catecholamine Systems Worsens an Independent Pathologic State | 421 |
| Cardiovascular | 422 | |
| Psychiatric | 438 | |
| Endocrine/Metabolic | 441 | |
| 8 | Disorders in Which Abnormal Catecholaminergic Function Is Etiologic | 455 |
| Sympathetic Neurocirculatory Failure | 455 | |
| Autonomic Failure without Central Neurodegeneration | 458 | |
| Autonomic Failure with Central Neurodegeneration | 469 | |
| Hypertension | 480 | |
| Cardiac Necrosis and Cardiomyopathy | 490 | |
| Neurogenetic Diseases | 493 | |
| Other | 502 | |
| 9 | Mysterious or Controversial Entities | 525 |
| Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance (COI)/Hyperdynamic Circulation Syndrome, Neurasthenia, and Hyperadrenergic Orthostatic Intolerance | 526 | |
| Mitral Valve Prolapse-Dysautonomia Syndrome | 529 | |
| Neurocardiogenic Syncope / Neurally Mediated Syncope / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | 530 | |
| Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Fibromyalgia, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome | 533 | |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | 535 | |
| Catecholamines and Human Essential Hypertension | 536 | |
| Stress and Cardiovascular Disease | 546 | |
| 10 | Future Trends | 575 |
| Index | 587 |
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Sau Mui Chui
reviewed The Autonomic Nervous System in Health and Disease, Vol. 51 on May 31, 2010
The Autonomic Nervous System in Health and Disease
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The good:
- bold theorizing! But testable and falsifiable, so it has more merit than technically savvy sci-fi. (still, all it changes is the mechanism. It doesn't address the selection pressures, why intelligence, or many of the objections he raises to a darwinian account)
- many important and fascinating experiments are described
- even if you don't buy his theory you will learn a lot of interesting facts about genetics and epigenetics, the technical level is high and, especially in the last couple of parts, very satisfying.
- Fills a niche, not a lot of interesting material on the subject that's available to the general reader.
The bad:
- didn't make it clear to me why his evolutionary stories were more plausible and useful than all the ones he dismisses (even tho I find his exercises in making alternate accounts pedagogically useful)
- Apparently the discovery of fire and heat-preparation of food was not an event worth mentioning, even tho this is interpreted as causing the shortening of our intestines which lead to much better energy utilization (the intestines need a lot of energy to do their work), freeing up resources for a power-hungry organ like the brain
- although he did make a point of the importance of brain plasticity, he never really addresses the long developmental time of human children and the extent of dendritic pruning that takes place during this period. Having a longer window for critical and sensitive periods sounds like an important factor in how much culture can change an organism.
- his discussion of how traits like intelligence or musicality (or indeed a brain region specific to written language) was useless to our pre-historic forefathers wasn't entirely convincing (what good is a cubic-root to a caveman? I'm not sure, but pattern recognition and being able to think and manipulate abstractions in some capacity sounds like it could be useful? It does sound like it's a subject that has been covered by others, so I should perhaps not hold it against him for not dedicating more time to the subject). (hide spoiler)]
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