Month: June 2014

Editor: Eduardo E. Benarroch Publisher: Oxford University Press – 295 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous system) is that part of the peripheral nervous system that acts as a control system functioning largely below the level of consciousness, and controls visceral functions. The ANS affects such bodily functions as the heart rate, digestion, respiration rate, salivation, perspiration, diameter of the pupils, urination, and sexual arousal. Whereas most of its actions are involuntary, some, such as breathing, work in tandem with the conscious mind. It is classically divided into two subsystems: the...