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Brain and mind : or, Mental science considered in accordance with the principles of phrenology, and in relation to modern physiology (1895)

Drayton, Henry Shipman, 1840-1923, McNeill, James, 1846-1916 · New York : Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers; London : L.N. Fowler & Co. · leaf 59

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AND MIND. The Sphenoid, or wedge-like bone, is situated in the an.terior of the temporal region. And the Ethmoid (meaningsieve-like) is a cellular bone, situated between the orbitsat the root of the nose. The greater part of the skull is made up of two plates,between which is interposed a honeycomb… … Fig. is- Organic Development — To Estimate It,—The dif-ferent organs or centers of mental function may be said tohave their origin in the medulla oblongata, and to corre-spond in size or development with the length of theirfibers. The size, then, of a mental organ may be esti-mated by the distance…

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