The Integrative Action of the Nervous System

This book by Charles Sherrington was genuinely recommended once in the episodes we index, on Tim Ferriss. The people who vouched for it on air: Kevin Tracy. It comes up in conversations about depression & mood, gut health. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “he wrote a famous book which I recommend to anyone, even casual readers of neuroscience, should read Charles Sharington's book, The Integrative Action of the Nervous System.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “a famous book which I recommend to anyone, even casual readers of neuroscience, should read”
  Kevin Tracy · The Tim Ferriss Show · Aug 202502:01:29

  Said during "What Most Has My Attention Right Now, Credible (vs. Bogus) Vagus Nerve Stimulation". The episode features Dr. Kevin Tracey: Neurosurgeon, president of the Feinstein Institutes at Northwell, co-founder of SetPoint Medical, author of The Great Nerve; pioneer of vagus nerve stimulation / bioelectronic medicine. Neurosurgeon Kevin Tracy explains how stimulating the vagus nerve can switch off runaway inflammation, with the first FDA-approved device just launched.