The Cartesian clock metaphor for pineal gland operation pervades the origin of modern chronobiology

被引：19

作者：

Barrera-Mera, B ^{[1
]}

Barrera-Calva, E ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Autonomous Univ Mexico, Fac Med, Dept Fisiol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

来源：

NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS | 1998年 / 23卷 / 01期

关键词：

Descartes R; pineal; circadian; metaphor; chronobiology; sleep-awake; biological rhythms;

D O I：

10.1016/S0149-7634(97)00062-6

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

In theoretical descriptions formulated during the 1600s, R. Descartes attributed a clock-like role to the pineal gland. He established the belief that pineal function underlies the laws of the universe that determine the cyclic sleep-awake states in man. Recent reports about pineal circadian pacemakers now validate the brilliant accuracy of Cartesian thought, in relation to the relevant role of the pineal gland (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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