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... brain the exclusive organ of mind ? If it be so , to what category of functions shall we refer the re- flex acts of the spinal cord , which take place independently of the brain , and which often achieve as definite an end , and seem to ...
... brain the exclusive organ of mind ? If it be so , to what category of functions shall we refer the re- flex acts of the spinal cord , which take place independently of the brain , and which often achieve as definite an end , and seem to ...
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... brain must , before it can perform its functions as an organ of animal life ; and , being much more under the control of the more highly- developed brain , feeling and volition commonly mingle largely in its functions , and its ...
... brain must , before it can perform its functions as an organ of animal life ; and , being much more under the control of the more highly- developed brain , feeling and volition commonly mingle largely in its functions , and its ...
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... brain . When this happens , it should be clearly apprehended that the immediate agency of the movements is the same ; it is in the motor centres of the spinal cord ; the will does not and cannot act upon the nerve - fibres of each ...
... brain . When this happens , it should be clearly apprehended that the immediate agency of the movements is the same ; it is in the motor centres of the spinal cord ; the will does not and cannot act upon the nerve - fibres of each ...
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... brain that is not disorganized by injury or disease , the organic registrations are never actually forgotten , but endure while life lasts ; no wave of oblivion can efface their characters . Consciousness , it is true , may be impotent ...
... brain that is not disorganized by injury or disease , the organic registrations are never actually forgotten , but endure while life lasts ; no wave of oblivion can efface their characters . Consciousness , it is true , may be impotent ...
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... brain . * If these reflections are well grounded , it is obvious that disorder of the motor centres may have , as I believe it has , no little effect upon the phenomena of mental derangement . In some cases of insanity there are genuine ...
... brain . * If these reflections are well grounded , it is obvious that disorder of the motor centres may have , as I believe it has , no little effect upon the phenomena of mental derangement . In some cases of insanity there are genuine ...
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