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Walter Cannon
Physiology · Physiology
Boston, United States
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Overview
Walter Cannon is a physiology specialist at Harvard Medical School. Based in Boston.
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- Pioneered 2 medical techniques including Fight-or-flight response concept and Homeostasis concept
- Based at Harvard Medical School in Boston, United States
Biography
Walter Cannon was an American physiologist who coined the term 'fight or flight response' and the concept of 'homeostasis.' He also pioneered the use of X-rays for studying the gastrointestinal tract.
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The life and contributions of Walter Cannon
1915
Described fight-or-flight response
Published Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage, describing the sympathetic stress response
1932
Coined 'homeostasis'
Published The Wisdom of the Body, introducing the concept of physiological homeostasis