scholarly journals Joshua Harold Burn (1892–1981): A visionary during the evolution of pharmacology as a biomedical discipline

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
Ronald P Rubin
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Supportive Environment ◽  
Department Chairman ◽  
The Way

This article encapsulates the career of Joshua Burn, whose work encouraged new lines of experimentation and paved the way for fundamental advances in our knowledge of the autonomic nervous system. His legacy also endures in his efforts as Department Chairman to oversee a very supportive environment which led to the development of many successful scientists. By producing a body of work that enabled the discipline of pharmacology to contribute in a major way to the advancement of clinical medicine, Joshua Burn stands out as a unique figure in the annals of true scientific pioneers.

Autonomic Therapy in the Psychoneuroses

1939 ◽  
Vol 85 (358) ◽  
pp. 1036-1042
Author(s):  
Duncan Macmillan ◽  
H. Fischgold
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Though detailed knowledge of the autonomic nervous system is comparatively recent, the initial conceptions of its nature have undergone very important modifications during the time it has been known. This is mainly due to the fact that originally the anatomical discovery was taken up by investigators in various branches of clinical medicine, physiology and pharmacology, and made a special subject for detailed research. Especially did the dualism which is so remarkable a feature of the autonomic nervous system give rise to a number of theories about the relationship of the two components.

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