On Sat, 25 Feb 1995 grokelly at delphi.com wrote:
> 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.
>> Dr. Galvano
We have not come across this review yet. Could you kindly send me acopy
of the same or suggest some means of obtaining it.
Thanks in advance.
Samit
SC203 at CUS.CAM.AC.UK
