Second Brain A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine

Name: Second Brain A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine
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ISBN: 9780060930721

ISBN-10: 0060930721

ISBN-13: 9780060930721

Edition: 1999

Authors: Michael Gershon

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Dr. Michael Gershon has devoted his career to understanding the human bowel (the stomach, esophagus, small intestine, and colon). His thirty years of research have led to an extraordinary rediscovery: nerve cells in the gut that act as a brain. This "second brain" can control our gut all by itself. Our two brains -- the one in our head and the one in our bowel -- must cooperate. If they do not, then there is chaos in the gut and misery in the head -- everything from "butterflies" to cramps, from diarrhea to constipation. Dr. Gershon's work has led to radical new understandings about a wide range of gastrointestinal problems including gastroenteritis, nervous stomach, and irritable bowel…

Book details

List price: $14.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 11/17/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface



The Early Breakthroughs



The Discovery of the Second Brain



The Autonomic Nervous System and the Story of Chemical Neurotransmission



The Turning Point



The Workshop



The Travelogue



Beyond the Teeth: The Domain Stalked by Heartburn and Ulcer



Onward and Downward



"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"



A Bad Bowel



The Origin of the Second Brain and Its Disorders



The Enteric Nervous System Now



Immigrants and the Lower East Colon



Location, Location, Location



The State of the Bowel


Endnote: Animals in Biomedical Research