Heinrich B
Science. 1970 Aug 7;169(3945):606-7. doi: 10.1126/science.169.3945.606.
Heating the thorax of the sphinx moth, Manduca sexta, evoked pulsations of the heart in the abdomen. These pulsations were of relatively high rate and amplitude, and traveled from the abdomen into the thorax. While heat was continuously applied exclusively to the thorax, thoracic temperature often stabilized and abdominal temperature increased sharply. Thoracic heating of moths with transected nerve cord, however, did not evoke these responses. It is inferred that the heart in the abdomen responds to overheating of the thorax through neural influence.
加热烟草天蛾（Manduca sexta）的胸部会诱发其腹部心脏的搏动。这些搏动频率和幅度相对较高，且从腹部传导至胸部。当仅持续对胸部进行加热时，胸部温度常常趋于稳定，而腹部温度则急剧上升。然而，对神经索被切断的蛾子进行胸部加热，并不会引发这些反应。由此推断，腹部的心脏是通过神经影响对胸部过热做出反应的。
