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A groundbreaking new understanding of nervous disorders of the stomach and intestine by michael gershon. This book, the second brain, displays his outstanding ability as a teacher and storyteller. Oct 04, 1998 the second brain is the enteric nervous system a hundred million neurons located along the sides of the single, long tube that right from the start, youre know youre in for a fascinating story. Michael gershon has been a lifetime student of the enteric nervous system and the role of serotonin as one of its many neurotransmitters. Yang, jwingming spoke out of ignorance of basic biology if he said the lower brain could be the human battery in which the life force resides a scientist that said its a 2nd brain. Publication date 1998 topics gastrointestinal system. It beautifully, simply and accurately summarizes many difficult scientific concepts about the enteric nervous system in a manner that is so lively. Buy second brain, the harperperennial ed by gershon, michael isbn. Gershon, professor of pathology and cell biology, has been called the father of neurogastroenterology because, in addition to his seminal work on neuronal control of gastrointestinal gi behavior and development of the enteric nervous system ens, his classic trade book, the second brain, has made physicians, scientists, and the lay public aware of the significance of the. Jackie put me on to this wonderful thought provoking book called the second brain by michael d.
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He is the author of the second brain and the chairman of the department of anatomy and cell biology at new yorkpresbyterian hospital columbia university medical center. His thirty years of research have led to an extraordinary rediscovery. The enteric brain is located in the sheets of cells lining the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, and large intestines. Chronicled by the firstperson voice of john dennis fitzgerald, the stories mainly center on the escapades of johns mischievous older. If you struggle and have a hard time, consider taking an online therapy session with our. The second brain pdf is a book written by michael gershon. This remarkable scientific breakthrough offers fascinating proof that gut instinct is biological, a function of the second brain.
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