The Gateways Through Which Knowledge Enters the Senses
The functions of the brain.
Perception—Receiving impressions—Retaining impressions—Reproducing impressions—Knowing—Forming simple ideas—Compound ideas—Complex ideas—Mixed ideas and complicated ideas—Conducting, transferring, and reflexation— Coördination. |
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| Sight. | Hearing. | Touch-feeling. | Smell. | Taste. |
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| Recognition | | In common. | | | | |
| Comparing | | | | |
| Discernment | | | | |
| Attention | | | | |
| Retention | | | | |
| Succession | | | | |
| Identity | | | | |
| Diversity | | | | |
| Continuity | | | | |
| Contemplation | | | | |
| Distance | Distance | Distance | | |
| Color | | | | |
| Solidity | Solidity | Solidity | | |
| Figure | | Figure | | |
| Shape | | Shape | | Shape |
| Size | | long | | | | |
| thick | | Size | | |
| thin | | | | |
| Dimensions | | Dimensions | | |
| Softness | | Softness | | Softness |
| Hardness | | Hardness | | Hardness |
| Rough | Roughness | Roughness | | Roughness |
| Smooth | Smoothness | Smoothness | | Smoothness |
| Motion | Motion | Motion | | Motion |
| Action | Action | Action | | Action |
| Dryness | | Dryness | Dry | Dryness |
| Moisture | | Moisture | Moist | Moisture |
| Fluidity | Fluid | Fluidity | | Fluidity |
| Vibration | Vibration | Vibration | | Vibration |
| Heat | | Heat | Heat | Heat |
| Cold | | Cold | Cold | Cold |
| | Pain | | |
| | Pleasure | | |
| | | Odor | Odor |
| Expansion | Expansion | Expansion | | Expansion |
| Contraction | Contraction | Contraction | | Contraction |
| Resistance | | Resistance | | |
| Relation | | Relation | | Relation |
| Rest | | Rest | | Rest |
| Unrest | | Unrest | | |
| Sound | | | |
| Appearance | | | | |
| Proportion | Proportion | Proportion | | Proportion |
| PRODUCE |
Sensations Emotions—Feelings— Ideation—Thought—Understanding— Reflection—Recollection—Deliberation—Induction— Memory—Imagination—Judgment—Intellect—Will Power—Mind: The normal products of a healthy nervous system. (The abnormal result from a deranged condition of the cerebro-spinal system.) |