López-Muñoz F, Boya J
Departamento de Histologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
Acta Physiol Pharmacol Ther Latinoam. 1992;42(4):205-16.
In the present paper, we review the cartesian description of the neuromuscular reflex and the sensorial perception as well as the hypothetical role of the pineal gland on these functions. We analyze the historical bases which support the physiological cartesian doctrine and, from the perspective of our present knowledge, we evaluate the contributions of Descartes to the scientific progress of his time. In the elaborated psychophysiological theory of the french wise, the pineal gland plays a pivotal role, raising the theory that the human soul could be located within this organ.
在本文中，我们回顾了神经肌肉反射和感官知觉的笛卡尔式描述，以及松果体在这些功能上的假设作用。我们分析了支持笛卡尔生理学学说的历史基础，并从我们目前的知识角度，评估笛卡尔对他那个时代科学进步的贡献。在这位法国智者详尽的心理生理学理论中，松果体起着关键作用，由此提出了人类灵魂可能位于这个器官内的理论。
