TY - JOUR AU1 - RICHTER, CURT P. AB - A phenomenon of sudden death has been described that occurs in man, rats, and many other animals apparently as a result of hopelessness; this seems to involve overactivity primarily of the parasympathetic system. In this instance as in many others, the ideas of Walter Cannon opened up a new area of interesting, exciting research. TI - On the Phenomenon of Sudden Death in Animals and Man JF - Psychosomatic Medicine DA - 1957-05-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wolters-kluwer-health/on-the-phenomenon-of-sudden-death-in-animals-and-man-2acGo0PGKC SP - 191–198-191&ndash EP - ndash;198-191–198 VL - 19 IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -