Excerpt from The Descriptive and Physiological Anatomy of the Brain, Spinal Cord, and Ganglions, and of Their Coverings: Adapted for the Use of Students The Author has been anxious to render this anatomy of the brain as physiological and as practical as the nature of the subject would admit. But he has purposely abstained from physiological discussions, as foreign to his Object, and tending to divert the attention of the reader from the anatomical inquiry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.