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PROF. PAVLOV of Petrograd has shown in famous experiments that digestion is affected favourably or unfavourably by emotional conditions, and his work has been followed by Cannon, Carlson, Crile, and others. The author of this volume has studied the influence of joy on blood pressure, and has devoted some attention to the psycho-biology of the emotions. His thesis is that joy is an important factor in the health of the body, and his illustrations refer to the influence of joy (1) in stimulating secretion, the movements of the food canal, and the process of absorption; (2) on the circulation; and (3) on the general integrative function of the nervous system.
Mind and Health Series. The Influence of Joy.
By George Van Ness Dearborn. Pp. xviii + 223. (London: William Heinemann, 1916.) Price 5s. net.
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Mind and Health Series The Influence of Joy . Nature 98, 90 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/098090a0
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