Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. 1. Setting the Stage 1
7. 2. The Autonomic Nervous System 7
8. 3. An Idea Ahead of Its Time 18
9. 4. Henry Dale 29
10. 5. Otto Loewi 51
11. 6. The Road to the Nobel Prize 68
12. 7. Walter Cannon 89
13. 8. The War of the Soups and the Sparks 121
14. 9. Loewi, Dale, and Cannon 135
15. 10. Brain Neurotransmitters 157
16. 11. Epilogue 181
17. Notes 191
18. Index 229