From the described experiment it is clear that the mere act of eating, the food even not reaching the stomach, determines the stimulation of the gastric glands.
Ivan PavlovPerfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never enable the bird to fly if unsupported by the air. Facts are the air of science. Without them a man of science can never rise.
Ivan PavlovDo not become archivists of facts. Try to penetrate to the secret of their occurrence, persistently search for the laws which govern them.
Ivan Pavlov