This article details the collaboration between Dr Walter B. Cannon (1871–1945) and Dr Arturo Rosenblueth (1900–1970) at the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) in the 1930s–1940s. Cannon was a renowned physiologist whose Department of Physiology was home to scientists from around the globe. Rosenblueth joined the Department as a Research Fellow in 1930. Over the following 15 years, Rosenblueth and Cannon co-authored over 20 papers and one book. Rosenblueth ended his tenure at HMS as an assistant professor before returning to Mexico to head a newly created institute of physiology. This article draws from personal and professional correspondences between Cannon and Rosenblueth at HMS in the 1930s and early 40s. These letters, along with others from those at the Department of Physiology and the greater Harvard community paint a picture of the feeling towards Latin American scientists at that time. Finally, this brief survey illuminates some of the contributions of the many Latin American scholars who worked in the department during these years. The diverse backgrounds of these talented young scientists coupled with immense support from Cannon and Rosenblueth enabled remarkable discoveries and innovations in neurophysiology throughout the first half of the 20th century.

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揭示自主神经系统的生理学：Arturo Rosenblueth 和 Walter Cannon 之间不太可能的合作

本文详细介绍了 Walter B. Cannon 博士（1871-1945 年）和 Arturo Rosenblueth 博士（1900-1970 年）在 20 世纪 30 年代至 1940 年代在哈佛医学院 (HMS) 生理学系的合作。坎农是一位著名的生理学家，他的生理学系聚集了来自世界各地的科学家。 Rosenblueth 于 1930 年作为研究员加入该系。在接下来的 15 年里，Rosenblueth 和 Cannon 共同撰写了 20 多篇论文和一本书籍。罗森布鲁斯结束了他在哈佛医学院的助理教授任期，然后返回墨西哥，领导一个新成立的生理学研究所。本文取自 Cannon 和 Rosenblueth 在 20 世纪 30 年代和 40 年代初在 HMS 的个人和专业信件。这些信件以及生理学系和哈佛大社区的其他信件描绘了当时对拉丁美洲科学家的感受。最后，这个简短的调查阐述了这些年来在该部门工作的许多拉丁美洲学者的一些贡献。这些才华横溢的年轻科学家的多元化背景，再加上 Cannon 和 Rosenblueth 的大力支持，使得整个 20 世纪上半叶神经生理学领域取得了非凡的发现和创新。