Buchanan's Journal of Man, Том 1Joseph R. Buchanan., 1850 |
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action affinity animal magnetism appear autograph basilar become blood body bone brain Buchanan calomel capsicum carbonic acid cause cerebellum cerebral cerebrum character cholera clairvoyance condition connected constitution convolutions corpus callosum Craniology cranium decomposition disease effect electricity ence excitement exert experiments eyes fact faculties feel force forehead functions give hand head hemisphere human humus important impressibility indicates individual influence intellectual investigation Journal knowledge laws letter manifestations manner mastoid process matter means median line medicine medulla oblongata ment mental mesmeric mind moral muscular system nature nerves nervous Neurology observe occipital operation organs oxygen pain parietal bone passions patient peculiar perceive persons phenomena philosophy Phrenology physical physiological portion position practical predominant present principles produced psychometric region remarkable render sense skull sleep somnolent spirit substance sufficient supposed surface tendency tion truth vegetable voltaic
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