Bal Krishan Anand, Indian physiologist (Lahore
17 September 1917 – 02 April 2007) ACHIEVEMENTS
First described the presence of a “feeding center” and “satiety center” in the hypothalamic region of rat brain With John R. Brobeck. Hypothalamic control of
food intake in rats and cats. Yale J. Biol. Med. 24:123-40, 1951 Discovered that the synthesis of acetylcholine declines in winters and that small amounts of acetylcholine accelerate rather than slow down the heart Influence of temperature on vagal inhibition
and liberation of acetylcholine in frog hearts. Am. J. Physiol. 168:218, 1952 Established the regulation of various visceral
responses from the limbic system of brain linking emotional and aggressive behaviour
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