A new view of insanity : The duality of the mind proved by the structure, functions, and diseases of the brain, and by the phenomena of mental derangement, and shewn to be essential to moral responsibility. With an appendix ... / By A.L. Wigan.
- Arthur Wigan
- Date:
- 1844
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Credit: A new view of insanity : The duality of the mind proved by the structure, functions, and diseases of the brain, and by the phenomena of mental derangement, and shewn to be essential to moral responsibility. With an appendix ... / By A.L. Wigan. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PAGE Chapter X.—Examination of the Opinions of Dr. Holland—Com- parison of the Theory with a new Railway. —The Brain as a Double Organ.—Examples of the Double Mind.—Inferences.— Mode in which alone they can he drawn from Examination after death of the Insane .... .... 100 Chapter XI. —Power of resting one Brain. —Castle Building.— Case of Delusion from Pride.—Another from Reverse of Fortune. — Equivocal Hallucination. — Case of a Painter. — Gentleman who saw his own self.—Lady who thought herself Mary Queen of Scots ...••■••• 117 Chapter XII.—Dr. Abercrombie's Treatise on the Mental Powers.— Cases of Hallucination.—Cerebral disturbance without Disease.— Morbid appearances on Dissection.— Hallucination confined to a single point.—Nature and Causes of Insanity.—Circumstances in which argument may be addressed to the Insane . . 133 Chapter XIII.—Two Processes carried on together.—Counting Steps. —Objections to the Explanation.—The animal is created Dual at first.— Gradually joined.—Moral Responsibility.—Considerations on Phrenology.—Differences in Form and Texture at the base of the Brain . 148 Chapter XIV.—Phrenology continued.—Case of Spectral Illusions, and commencement of Moral Insanity, cured by Bleeding.— other Cases.—Mental Pictures by an Artist.—Inability to remem- ber Faces.—Inability to distinguish Dreams from Realities.— Robert Hall and Cowper 163 Chapter XV.—Diffused Disorder affects only one side.—Death of Dr. Wollaston.—Imbecility compatible with high Moral qualities. —Story of the two Children.—Character changed by a Spicula of Bone.—Case of antagonist Convictions in a Clergyman . .176 Chapter XVI. — Case of Mr. Percival. — Reflections.— Diseased Volitions . . . . . . . . . . ] 96 Chapter XVII.—Definition of Insanity.—Comparison of the Watch. — Dr. Conolly's Inquiry into the Indications of Insanity.— Proofs of Double Mind in that Work. —Examples of rapid Trans- ition of Thought. — Of two concurrent Trains of Thought. Forms of Mental disturbance.—Mr. Barlow.—Examples of two antagonist Volitions.—Moral and Medical objects of Dr. Conolly's work .... for page 115 read 211 Chapter XVIII. —Apology for quoting largely from established Writers.—Long case of Moral Insanity from Dr. Pritchard.— Remarks thereon.—Danger of allowing large latitude to equivocal Responsibility—Progress of Depravity—Other Cases from Dr. Pritchard.—Dr. Hawkins—Early Inference drawn by myself from similar Cases .... ... 244](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20999082_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
