The anatomy of the brain : with a general view of the nervous system / by G. Spurzheim ; tr. from the unpublished French ms. by R. Willis ; with eleven plates.

  • Johann Spurzheim
Date:
1826
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Credit: The anatomy of the brain : with a general view of the nervous system / by G. Spurzheim ; tr. from the unpublished French ms. by R. Willis ; with eleven plates. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    structure of parts is studied in relation to their functions. This kind of anatomical know- ledge is essentia] to practical medicine; for without it, the seat of deranged functions cannot be understood. For this reason, there- fore, my anatomical details will always be given in harmony with the physiological ideas I entertain of the apparatus destined to the manifestation of the affective and intellectual faculties. 3. Anatomy is peculiarly human, or, it comprehends the other beings of creation. In the latter event, it is entitled comparative anatomy, and this is a field that possesses much interest for the anatomist, physiologist, and practical physician; I shall, therefore, enter upon it at frequent intervals, always with the view of advancing the knowledge on the affective and intellectual nature of man. 4. Anatomy is entitled pathological, when it treats of the organic changes undergone by parts whether examined in connexion with, or independently of, their deranged functions. Inquiries in this direction belong less to the present volume, than to that I have published