The Five Senses of ManHenry S. King & Company, 1876 - 304 pagini |
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... person under operation . The sensation of light arises merely from the mechanical irritation of the optic nerve , and from the extension of the irritation to the nerve- centre , where it awakens the process of the sensation of light ...
... person under operation . The sensation of light arises merely from the mechanical irritation of the optic nerve , and from the extension of the irritation to the nerve- centre , where it awakens the process of the sensation of light ...
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... persons born blind , cannot lead to knowledge . It is probable that the sense of touch alone might enable us to distinguish our own body and external objects sooner than vision . For the act of touching our body with our hand calls ...
... persons born blind , cannot lead to knowledge . It is probable that the sense of touch alone might enable us to distinguish our own body and external objects sooner than vision . For the act of touching our body with our hand calls ...
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... person touches with sufficient force any point of the skin with a pencil or a pin , we can recognise with closed eyes the part touched , with more or less certainty . In the hands this power is very perfect , and the more perfect the ...
... person touches with sufficient force any point of the skin with a pencil or a pin , we can recognise with closed eyes the part touched , with more or less certainty . In the hands this power is very perfect , and the more perfect the ...
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... person gradually becomes con- scious that the locality of the sensation is now a dif- ferent one , and thus , by ... persons who have undergone amputation . They very frequently make the remark that they have sensations in the amputated ...
... person gradually becomes con- scious that the locality of the sensation is now a dif- ferent one , and thus , by ... persons who have undergone amputation . They very frequently make the remark that they have sensations in the amputated ...
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... persons are required for this experiment , one of whom tests the sense of touch of the other . For this purpose a pair of ... person . The latter must then say , with closed eyes , whether he feels the contact of two separate points , or ...
... persons are required for this experiment , one of whom tests the sense of touch of the other . For this purpose a pair of ... person . The latter must then say , with closed eyes , whether he feels the contact of two separate points , or ...
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