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The brain as an organ of mind
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of Am...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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- H. Charlton Bastian
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- English
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- New York : Appleton, 1880
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- 1 online resource (xi, 708 pages) : illustrations
- 1. The Uses and origin of a nervous system -- 2. The Structure of a nervous system, nerve fibres, cells, and ganglia -- 3. The Use and nature of sense organs -- 4. The Nervous system of mollusks -- 5. The Nervous system of vermes -- 6. The Nervous system of arthropods -- 7. Data concerning the brain derived from the study of the nervous system of invertebrates -- 8. The Brain of fishes and of amphibians -- 9. The Brain of reptiles and of birds -- 10. The Scope of mind -- 11. Reflex action and unconscious cognition -- 12. Sensation, ideation, and perception -- 13. Consciousness in lower animals -- 14. Instinct: its nature and origin -- 15. Nascent reason, emotion, imagination and volition -- 16. The Brain of quadrupeds and some other mammals -- 17. The Brain of quadrumana -- 18. The Mental capacities and powers of higher brutes -- 19. The Development of the human brain during uterine life -- 20. The Size and weight of the human brain -- 21. The External configuation of the human brain -- 22. From brute to human intelligence -- 23. The Internal structure of the human brain -- 24. The Functional relations of the principal parts of the brain -- 25. Phrenology: old and new -- 26. Will and voluntary movements -- 27. Cerebral mental substrata -- 28. Speaking, reading and writing: as mental and as physiological processes -- 29. The Cerebral relations of thought and speech -- 30. Further problems in regard to the localization of higher cerebral functions -- Appendix. Views concerning the existence and nature of a musclar sense