This post was put up on 25 Feb 95 with the Subj. line reading:
Scholarly, detailed paper unites paleo-, neurobiology
w/electrochemistry.
The paper "Biology, Bioelectricity, and the Nervous System"
deals with the connections and interrelatedness of neurophysiology,
neurobiology, and biochemistry with electrodynamics and
electricity. It posits that the same sort of electrodynamics are
present and operant at the cell's nucleus as at the level of the cell's
so-called 'behavior', or at the systemic level dealing with the
behavior of the organism that is composed of the cells. In
presenting this model the paper discusses the flaws in the prevalent
model, that of the ionic channel school of Eccles, Hodgkin, and
Huxley as presented by Bertil Hille and John Koester under separate
covers.
The paper suggests, by its model, a new treatment involving
'galvanic revivification' to treat chronic and degenerative disorders,
a treatment which does this by acting upon cellular chemistry
through electrolytically triggered changes similar to those affected
by the nervous system. The paper presents a short history of
electromedicine and understanding of the phenomenon of electricity
going back as far as the 18th century, and proffers a vision of the
nervous system that is based on considerations of chemistry and
polarity. This vision is concordant with current understanding of
the origins of cellular life, paleobiology, and evolutionary theory.
Yet is highly critical of clinical neurology which, being founded on
the ionic channel schools model, is noticeably deficient in effective
treatment for any neuromuscular, nervous, or psychiatric disorder.
With regard to paleobiology, the paper is organized as a
criticism of the genetic gradualism of Ernst Mayr and its failure to
take into consideration the systemic changes manifested by
increased numbers of emergent nerve terminals found on creatures
as one moves out onto the tree of life.
The paper is 60 pages long in E-mail format, that is, without
italics, underlining or font changes, super or subscripts. This does
not affect the message. I am looking for those who might be
interested to discuss the ideas therein presented. E-mail Dr.
Galvano at grokelly @delphi.com for a copy.
Dr. Galvano
