The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . stchange in the respiration or in the blood-i:)ressure to a vigor-ous defensive struggle. As to the purpose of these subcoii-scious nrovements in response to injury, there can be nodoubt—ihey are efforts to escape from the injury. Picture what would be the result of a formidal^le al:)-dominal operation extending over a period of half an houror more on an unanesthctized human patient, during whichextensive adhesions had been broken up, or a large tumordislodged from its bed! In such a case, would not the ner-vous sj^stem discharge it
The origin and nature of the emotions; miscellaneous papers . stchange in the respiration or in the blood-i:)ressure to a vigor-ous defensive struggle. As to the purpose of these subcoii-scious nrovements in response to injury, there can be nodoubt—ihey are efforts to escape from the injury. Picture what would be the result of a formidal^le al:)-dominal operation extending over a period of half an houror more on an unanesthctized human patient, during whichextensive adhesions had been broken up, or a large tumordislodged from its bed! In such a case, would not the ner-vous sj^stem discharge its energy to the utmost in effortsto escape from the injury, and would not the patient suffercomplete exhaustion? If the traumata under inhalationanesthesia are sufficiently strong and are repeated in suffi-cient numbers, the brain-cells are finally deprived of their 10 THE EMOTIONS dischaisealile iiorvous ciicrgy and become exhausted justas exhaustion follows such strenuous and jirolonged muscularexertion as is seen in endurance tests. AMiether the energy. y. CO o X .2 ^ ^
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