Produced by Turgut Dincer, Christopher Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) FEAR FEAR BY ANGELO MOSSO TRANSLATED FROM THE FIFTH EDITION OF THE ITALIAN BY E. LOUGH AND F. KIESOW _AUTHORISED TRANSLATION_ LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. LONDON, NEW YORK, AND BOMBAY 1896 All rights reserved _TO PROFESSOR ANGELO MOSSO OF TURIN_ _from whom both have received many kindnesses of a personal character, and to whom one of us is indebted for furtherance in scientific research, we offer our sincerest thanks, with the assurance that we have looked upon the translation of this splendid little work, as the fulfilment of an agreeable duty._ _E. L. and F. K._ _August 1895_ CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION 1 I. HOW THE BRAIN WORKS 20 II. REFLEX ACTION AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SPINAL CORD 32 III. THE BRAIN 50 IV. THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD IN THE BRAIN DURING EMOTION 64 V. PALLOR AND BLUSHING 87 VI. THE BEATING OF THE HEART 102 VII. RESPIRATION AND OPPRESSION 121 VIII. TREMBLING 134 IX. THE EXPRESSION OF THE FACE 155 X. THE EXPRESSION OF THE FOREHEAD AND EYE 167 XI. THE PHYSIOGNOMY OF PAIN 185 XII. A FEW PHENOMENA CHARACTERISTIC OF FEAR 213 XIII. FEAR IN CHILDREN. DREAMS 226 XIV. FRIGHT AND TERROR 236 XV. MALADIES PRODUCED BY FEAR 249 XVI. HEREDITARY TRANSMISSION. EDUCATION 262 ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. PAGE 1. PULSE OF THE HUMAN BRAIN DURING SLEEP 78 2. BALANCE FOR THE STUDY OF THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD IN MAN 96 3. CURVE SHOWING CARDIAC PULSATIONS OF A QUIET DOG 109 4. CARDIAC PULSATION DURING EMOTION 111 5. NORMAL CARDIAC PULSATION 112