This vintage book contains B. P. Babkin’s 1949 biography of Ivan Pavlov, “Pavlov - A Biography”. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936) was a Russian physiologist famous for his work in classical conditioning and 'Pavlov's Dog'. He spent his life studying physiology and science, and made numerous significant discoveries that are still relevant today. As a result of his pioneering work, Pavlov was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for Physiology. This detailed and uniquely insightful biography will appeal to anyone with an interest in his life and work, and would make for a brilliant addition to any personal collection. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author(s): B.P. Babkin
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Year: 1949
PART I. BIOGRAPHY
Introduction. 3
1. Early Years. Parentage. Pavlov’s Father. Pavlov’s Godfather. Life in Ryazan. The Ecclesiastical Seminary. The University. Professor I. Cyon. I. R. Tarkhanov. Assistantship in the Veterinary I n s t i t u t e. 5
2. Medic o -Chirurgical Academy and Botkin’s Laboratory. The Institute of Postgraduate Study. Botkin’s Laboratory. An Account of Pavlov by N. J. Chistovich. Pavlov’s Thesis. Formation of Pavlov’s Character. 18
3. Seraphima Vasilievna. Seraphima’s Memoirs: Arrival in St. Petersburg. Pavlov Falls in Love with Sara. Ivan Petrovich Proposes to Sara. The Wedding. 27
4. Married Life. First Troubles. Death of the First Child and Illness. Visit to Professor S. P. Botkin. The Place of Sara Vasilievna in Pavlov’s Life. Jealousy. Pavlov as a 'Traveler. Intimate Life. 40
5. Professor ship in the Military -Medical Academy. The Chair of Pharmacology. The Chair of Physiology. Pavlov, the 'Teacher. Conflict with the Principal of the Academy. 55
6. The Institute of Experimental Medicine. The Physiological Laboratory of the Institute. Graduate Students. 67
7. I Enter Pavlov’s Laboratory. Bechterev’s Laboratory. The History of Medicine. How Pavlov Greeted Me. Research Work in Pavlov’s Laboratory. 74
8. Pavlov, the Scientist. Pavlov’s Belief in Science. Pavlov’s Devotion to Science. Bechterev’s “Reflexology. ” Pavlov’s Controversy with Bechterev. 84
9. Pavlov’s Integrity. Pavlov’s Sense of Duty. “The Reflex of Purpose.” Pavlov’s Ability To Concentrate. 95
I o. Pavlov’s Sense of Reality and Creative Imagination. Pavlov and the Americans. Pavlov’s Creative Imagination. Pavlov’s Legacy to Students. 103
11. The School of Experimental Physiology. Pavlov’s Moral Influence. Pavlov’s Temperament. 115
12. Pavlov ’s Attitude toward His Co-workers. A Laboratory Tragedy. Assisting Pavlov at Operations. 123
13. Pavlov’s Day — the Nobel Prize. 130
14. Pavlov , the Writer. 139
15. Classicists and Romanticists in Science. Osier’s Theory of the “Fixed Period”. 144
16. Pavlov ’s Political Views. 1 5 2
17. Pavlov and the Bolsheviks. 161
18. Pavlov ’s Illnesses and Death. Gallstones. Severe Grippe. The Physiological Congress. Pavlov’s Death. Conclusion. 173
PART II. EARLY PHYSIOLOGICAL WORK OF PAVLOV
19. Regulation of the Blood Circulation. Centrifugal Nerves of the Heart. Trophic Innervation. 187
20. Centrifugal Nerves of the Heart (Concluded), Heart-Lung Preparation. Innervation of the Pancreatic Gland. The Effect of Vagotomy. 198
PART III. THE WORK OF THE DIGESTIVE GLANDS
Introduction. 211
21. Physiological Surgery. The Theoretical Basis of Physiological Surgery. Physiological Surgery of the Digestive Tract. 217
22. Nervous Regulation of the Secretory Activity of the Digestive Glands. Gastric Glands. The Pancreatic Gland.
A New Field of Investigation. The Mammary Glands. 224
23. Specific Excitability of the Endings of the Afferent Nerves in the Gastrointestinal Tract. Evidence in Favor of the Theory of Specific Excitability. Origin of the Theory of Specific Excitability. Beaumont’s Influence. The Modern Conception of the Specific Excitability of the Digestive Glands. 233
24. Secretory and Trophic Glandular Nerves. Adaptation of Pancreatic Enzymes. Katabolic and Anabolic Nerves. 239
25. Secretory Inhibitory Nerves. Purposiveness of the Physiological Functions. Blondlot’s Influence on Pavlov. 248
26. Pavlov’s Contribution to the Physiology and Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Salivary Glands. Gastric Glands. Pancreatic Gland. Discharge of Bile into the Duodenum. Intestinal Juice. Motility of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Experimental Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics. 261
PART IV. CONDITIONED REFLEXES
Introduction. 273
27. Origin of the Conditioned Reflexes. The Evolution of Psychology. The Evolution of the Physiology of the Central Nervous System. Orientation Reflexes. Cerebral Cortex. 275
28. I. M. Sechenov. 285
29. J. Hughlings Jackson. The Three Levels of Evolution. The Reflex Mechanism of the Centers. Nervous State and Mental State. 293
30. From Sechenov and Jackson to Pavlov. Conditioned Reflexes. 301
31. Conditioned Reflexes as a Physiological Discipline. Mechanism of the Formation of a Conditioned Reflex. Theoretical Conceptions of Pavlov. Three Systems in the Brain. Conditioned Reflexes and Psychology. Conditioned Reflexes from a Psychological Point of View. Professor Lashley’s Point of View. 311
32. Conclusion. Localization of “Consciousness” in the Brain. Conditioned Reflexes and Consciousness. Conditioned Reflexes and Psychic Phenomena in Man. Voluntary Movements 323
NOTES
Notes. 337
REFERENCES
References. 347
INDEX
Index. 357
