The duality of the mind : read at the meeting of the Psychological Society of Great Britain, May 12, 1875 / by Mr. Serjeant Cox.
- Edward William Cox
- Date:
- [1875]
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Credit: The duality of the mind : read at the meeting of the Psychological Society of Great Britain, May 12, 1875 / by Mr. Serjeant Cox. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![The propositions sought to be maintained in this paper are: 1. That the brain is constructed of two hemispheres: 2. That the brain is the mechanism by which mental operations are conducted. 3. That one hemisphere of the brain may be injured or destroyed without seriously impairing the operations of the other hemisphere. 4. That in such cases the mental operations also proceed without serious impediment. 5. That therefore each hemisphere of the braiu is a complete and perfect mental machine, capable of performing alone most of the mental operations. 6. That therefore we have two minds. 7. That this is proved abundantly by recorded cases of persons who have exercised the ordinary mental faculties when one brain has been destroyed. The subject will be continued in future papers. In the meanwhile, the serious attention of Psychologists is invited to it, for it would be impossible to exaggerate its import- ance to our Science. [86]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2244385x_0018.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
