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PAVLOV, IVAN PETROVICH. 1849-1936.
Five papers on the physiology of digestion, the circulation of the blood, and of the brain and higher nervous activity:

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PAVLOV, IVAN PETROVICH. 1849-1936.

Five papers on the physiology of digestion, the circulation of the blood, and of the brain and higher nervous activity:
1. "Ein neues Laboratorium zur Erforschung der bedingten Reflexe." [A new laboratory for the study of conditioned reflexes.] Offprint from: Ergebnisse der Physiologie, vol 11, 1911.
Provenance: Inscribed by Pavlov to physiologist Ernest Henry Starling (1866-1927): "Dem Prof. E. H. Starling mit vielen Grüssen vom Verfasser."
2. Das Experiment als zeitgemässe und einheitliche Methode medizinischer Forschung. Tr. A. Walther." [The experiment as a timely and consistent method of medical research.] Wiesbaden: Bergmann, 1900.
Provenance: From the library of British neurologist James Purves-Stewart (1869-1949), with his ownership inscription to front wrapper.
3. ---, and PARASTSCHUK, S.W. "Über die ein und demselben Eiweissfermente zukommende proteolytische und milchkoagulierende Wirkung verschiedener Verdauungssäfte" [On the ... proteolytic and milk-coagulating action of various digestive juices.] Offprint from: Hoppe-Seyler's Zeitschr. f. physiologische Chemie vol 42, 1904.
4. "Sur la sécrétion psychique des glandes salivaires." [On psychic salivary gland secretion.] Offprint from: Archives Internationales de Physiologie, vol 1, 1904.
5. "Die normale Tätigkeit und allgemeine Konstitution der Grosshirnrinde." [The normal activities and general constitution of the cerebral cortex.] Offprint from: Skandin. Archiv f. Physiol. vol 44, 1923.
Provenance: Inscribed by Pavlov to front wrapper: "With the compliments of the author."
Together, 5 volumes. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Some light chipping, wear, or soiling, all presentation copies, items 3-4 with Pavlov's presentation inscription "Hommage de l'auteur, I.P." and ex-libris of the Yale School of Medicine Library.
Provenance: Jeremy Norman.

PAVLOV'S BELL AND THE ARTIFICIAL CONDITIONED REFLEX: FIRST AND FIRST SEPARATE EDITIONS, PRESENTATION COPIES, item 2 first edition in German. Pavlov received the 1904 Nobel Prize in physiology / medicine for his studies of the physiology of digestion, which revealed the part that the nervous system plays in controlling digestive secretions. Pavlov's scientific career was devoted to three major areas: the physiology of the circulation of the blood (1874-1888); the physiology of digestion (1879-1897); and the physiology of the brain and of higher nervous activity (1902-36). In conducting his researches, Pavlov introduced the method of long-term or continuous experimentation, which—in contrast with traditional vivisectional methods—allowed him to study the operation of physiological processes in healthy animals under normal conditions over extended periods of time. His investigations of the nervous system's role in digestion led him to explore the phenomenon of "psychic" stimulation; i.e., salivary secretion prompted by the sight or smell of food rather than by direct contact. In Pavlov's hands this became a powerful tool for investigating the functions of the cerebral cortex and the physiology of behavior. The most famous outcome of his researches is, of course, the artificial conditioned reflex, in which physiological processes such as salivation are arbitrarily associated with stimuli such as the ringing of a bell. Magill The Nobel Prize Winners: Physiology or Medicine, pp 61-68.

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