Pioneers In Neuroendocrinology (perspectives In Neuroendocrine Research)

In the middle and late 1960s, when it was clear that neuroendocrinology was established as a discipline in its own right, it occurred to us that auto­ biographical accounts of the pioneer work in this field by the major par­ ticipants would provide a highly interesting and informative account of his­ tory in the making. With the death of G. W. Harris in late 1971, and the loss thereby of an outstanding pioneer and personality in neuroendocri­ nology, it appeared to us to be even more urgent to undertake such a ven­ ture and collect as many stories as possible. The three of us agreed that initially we would limit our invitations to the senior investigators whose re­ search careers lay mostly behind them, with the hope that if this venture proved successful, we could ask younger and still very active researchers in neuroendocrinology to contribute to a subsequent volume. Most of those invited to write for this book agreed to do so, but regrettably there remain some notable absentees. The authors were requested to write a personal, and even idiosyncratic, account of the steps taken, and the motivation and drive that led them to develop their interest in the relationship between the brain and the endocrine system. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Neuroendocrine Feedbacks....Pages 1-14 The Story of Some Neuroendocrinological Studies in Cats....Pages 15-33 A Marvelous Region....Pages 35-43 My Research in Neuroendocrinology: Study of the Photo-Sexual Reflex in the Domestic Duck....Pages 45-60 Development of the Convergent Themes of Neuroendocrinology....Pages 61-79 Wanderings in Neuroendocrinology....Pages 81-93 Contributions to the Substructure of Neuroendocrinology....Pages 95-109 Ned Opes Ned Vires Sed Artis Aceptra Permanent....Pages 111-128 Recollections About the Neurological Sciences with Emphasis on Neuroendocrinology....Pages 129-143 Reflections....Pages 145-157 The Regulatory Centers of Endocrine Glands in the Hypothalamus....Pages 159-172 A Personal Neuroscientific Development with Remarks on Other Events and People....Pages 173-191 My Way from Hypophysectomy to Hypophyseal Portal Vessels (1934–1954)....Pages 193-202 Stimuli that Release Hormones of the Pars Nervosa....Pages 203-216 Feedback Control of Gonadal and Hypophyseal Hormones: Evolution of the Concept....Pages 217-238 Twenty-Five Years in Neuroendocrinology of Reproduction (1945–1970)....Pages 239-253 Neurosecretion and Its Role in Neuroendocrine Regulation....Pages 255-265 Comments....Pages 267-278 How I Did Not Discover Neurosecretion....Pages 279-293 Under the Spell of Hypothalamic Feedback....Pages 295-311 Nervous Influences in Endocrine Activity....Pages 313-321 Back Matter....Pages 323-327 In the middle and late 1960s, when it was clear that neuroendocrinology was established as a discipline in its own right, it occurred to us that autoƯ biographical accounts of the pioneer work in this field by the major parƯ ticipants would provide a highly interesting and informative account of hisƯ tory in the making. With the death of G.W. Harris in late 1971, and the loss thereby of an outstanding pioneer and personality in neuroendocriƯ nology, it appeared to us to be even more urgent to undertake such a venƯ ture and collect as many stories as possible. The three of us agreed that initially we would limit our invitations to the senior investigators whose reƯ search careers lay mostly behind them, with the hope that if this venture proved successful, we could ask younger and still very active researchers in neuroendocrinology to contribute to a subsequent volume. Most of those invited to write for this book agreed to do so, but regrettably there remain some notable absentees. The authors were requested to write a personal, and even idiosyncratic, account of the steps taken, and the motivation and drive that led them to develop their interest in the relationship between the brain and the endocrine system