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Page 8
... regarded as simply an analysis pre- paratory and necessary to the understanding of vital actions . But it soon became obvious that this anatomical analysis gave rise of itself to problems independent of , or having only distant ...
... regarded as simply an analysis pre- paratory and necessary to the understanding of vital actions . But it soon became obvious that this anatomical analysis gave rise of itself to problems independent of , or having only distant ...
Page 10
... regarded as the products of certain special agencies ; both were spoken of as the work of certain spirits ; and the distinction between the two was formulated by speaking of the spirits as being in the former case animal and in the ...
... regarded as the products of certain special agencies ; both were spoken of as the work of certain spirits ; and the distinction between the two was formulated by speaking of the spirits as being in the former case animal and in the ...
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... regarded as the result of the activities of the several tissues modified and directed by the circum- stance that the tissues were to a great extent arranged in mechanical contrivances or organs which largely deter mined the character ...
... regarded as the result of the activities of the several tissues modified and directed by the circum- stance that the tissues were to a great extent arranged in mechanical contrivances or organs which largely deter mined the character ...
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... regarded as corresponding with the anterior horns of grey matter , with the posterior horns , and with the grey matter between these . The following nuclei can be found :-( 1 ) the hypoglossal nucleus , for the hypoglossal nerve , the ...
... regarded as corresponding with the anterior horns of grey matter , with the posterior horns , and with the grey matter between these . The following nuclei can be found :-( 1 ) the hypoglossal nucleus , for the hypoglossal nerve , the ...
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... regarded the pheno- mena as being " merely reflex movements on the excitation of sub- jective visual sensation . " He then found that , " when the angular gyrus of the left hemisphere was destroyed , the animal was blind on the right ...
... regarded the pheno- mena as being " merely reflex movements on the excitation of sub- jective visual sensation . " He then found that , " when the angular gyrus of the left hemisphere was destroyed , the animal was blind on the right ...
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