Sound mind, or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect / [John Haslam].

  • Haslam, John, 1764-1844.
Date:
1819
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Credit: Sound mind, or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect / [John Haslam]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a muscle from exertion, appears to obtain in the organs of sense. If they be ex- cited by their appropriate stimuli too violently, or for a too long continuance, fatigue or languor is produced, their percipience is diminished, or confusedly conveyed; and they require a period of rest for their refreshment. As we advance in our enquiries into the nature of perception, it will be evi- dent that we cannot long continue to treat of it as a simple act, or as a distinct faculty. The organs by which we obtain our different perceptions are not insu- lated parts, but communicate with a sub- stance, termed the brain, and which is continued through the vertebral column. The ultimate expansion of a nerve of sense, has been termed its sentient or