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xii, 696 pages

"There can be no doubt that an important movement in psychology has arisen in recent times through the effort to approach the phenomena of mind from the experimental and physiological point of view. As a result of some years of study of the general subject, I express with considerable confidence the opinion that there is no ground for extravagant claims or expectations, and still less ground for any fear of consequences. In all cases of new and somewhat rankly growing scientific enterprises, it is much the better way to waive the discussion of actual or possible achievements, as well as of welcomed or dreaded revelations of new truth, and proceed at once to the business on hand. It is proposed in this book to follow this better way. It will be the task of the book itself to set forth the assured or alleged results of Physiological Psychology; and this will be done at every step with such degree of assurance as belongs to the evidence hitherto attainable upon the particular subject discussed. With declamation, either in attack or defense of the "old psychology," of the "introspective method," etc., one may dispense without serious loss. The method and arrangement of the book have been chosen so as to fit it for use, both as a text-book by special students of the subjects of which it treats, and also by the general reader who is interested in knowing what results have been reached by the more modern--and even the latest--psycho-physical researches"--Pref. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Pt. 1. The nervous mechanism. The elements of the nervous system -- Combination of the nervous elements into a system -- The nerves as conductors -- Automatic and reflex functions of the central organs -- End-organs of the nervous system -- The development of the nervous mechanism -- Mechanical theory of the nervous system -- Pt. 2. Correlations of the nervous mechanism and the mind. The localization of cerebral function -- The localization of cerebral funcion (continued) -- The quality of sensations -- The quality of sensations (continued) -- The quantity of sensations -- The presentations of sense -- The presentations of sense (continued) -- Time-relations of mental phenomena -- Feelings and motions -- Physical basis of the higher faculties -- Certain statical relations of the body and mental phenomena -- Pt. 3. The nature of the mind. The faculties of the mind and its unity -- The development of the mind -- Real connection of brain and mind -- The mind as real being

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