The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine: The Scientific Basis of Gut Instinct & a ... of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach & Intest - Brossura

Gershon, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0060930721 ISBN 13: 9780060930721

Casa editrice: Perennial, 1999

Riassunto

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 syndrome. The Second Brain represents a quantum leap in medical knowledge and is already benefiting patients whose symptoms were previously dismissed as neurotic or "it's all in your head."

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Recensione:

“Persuasive, impassioned... hopeful news [for those] suffering from functional bowel disease.” (New York TimesBook Review)

“In The Second Brain, Gershon makes a persuasive, impassioned and, at times, downright lyrical case...the book succeeds in presenting an often grim and complex topic in a surprisingly witty and engaging manner.” (Jacqueline Boone, The New York Times Book Review)

“An interesting treatise that records the rediscovery of the importance of the nervous system in the abdominal organs, this book provides an opportunity for lay readers to explore the fascination of the Second Brain and the scientists who discover its marvels...Dr. Gershon documents this new renaissance in enteric neuroscience.” (Michael Camilleri, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Physiology, Mayo Foundation, Gastroenterology Research Unit)

L'autore:

Michael D. Gershon M.D., is chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0060930721
• ISBN 13: 9780060930721
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320