Author : Richard Harlan
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391242439
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (424 download)
Book Synopsis An Inquiry Into the Functions of the Brain in Man, and in the Lower Order of Animals by : Richard Harlan
Download or read book An Inquiry Into the Functions of the Brain in Man, and in the Lower Order of Animals written by Richard Harlan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-12 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Inquiry Into the Functions of the Brain in Man, and in the Lower Order of Animals: Delivered as a Lecture Before the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia The short space of time allotted to these lectures will oblige me to treat of this comprehensive subject in a very cursory manner. I shall not dwell on the physical construction of the brain. To those entirely ignorant of anatomy, it will be sufficient to know, that, like many other glands, it is composed of fibres, cellular membrane, and blood vessels, - and that it is larger in man, in proportion to the nerves which go off from it, than in any other animal. Two principal ideas have been entertained by philosophers, respecting the nature of the brain and its faculties. The argu ments of the first go to prove, that the brain, the seat of the faculties of the mind, is an organ, essentially one and simple in its construction, and producing all its phenomena, by the va rions actions of the same part. They compare the actions of the nervous fibre, to muscular motion; the hand, for instance, is moved by muscular fibres solely; yet how varied and extensive are the applications of this organ. Such analogies are founded in error, and are only calculated to mislead. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
