Timeline for Why does the name "central nervous system" contain 'nervous' and not 'nerves'?
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| Jul 1, 2020 at 12:20 | history | edited | David | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Tidied up the later ideas. I hope there is now a more coherent argument.
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| Jul 1, 2020 at 9:43 | comment | added | David | @RichardKayser I was a little too frivolous in my answer. (I find ELU a light relief from Biology.) The psychology is a little more complex than I immediately assumed, so I have extended and moderated it a little. | |
| Jul 1, 2020 at 9:41 | history | edited | David | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
clarification
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| Jul 1, 2020 at 9:25 | history | edited | David | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added point about the etymology
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| Jun 30, 2020 at 23:25 | comment | added | Richard Kayser | You pinpointed one of the issues I was nervous about in your two distinct meanings. "Nerve system" would eliminate the second meaning, but as others have pointed out, nervous in your first sense makes perfect sense. Like your answer. :-) | |
| Jun 30, 2020 at 19:41 | history | answered | David | CC BY-SA 4.0 |