A. _Passive Illusions (a) as determined by the Organism._
_Results of Limits of Sensibility_:--Relation of quantity of Sensation to
that of Stimulus, 50-52; coalescence of simultaneous Sensations,
52-55; after-effect of Stimulation, 55, 56; effects of prolonged
Stimulation, 56-58; Specific Energy of Nerves, 58, 59; localization
of Sensation, 59-62; Subjective Sensations, 62-64.
_Results of Variation of Sensibility_:--Rise and fall of Sensibility,
64-67; Paraesesthesia, 67, 68; _rationale_ of organically conditioned
Illusions, 68, 69.
CHAPTER V.
ILLUSIONS OF PERCEPTION--_continued_.
A. _Passive Illusions (b) as determined by the Environment._
_Exceptional Relation of Stimulus to Organ_:--Displacement of organ,
etc., 70-72.
_Exceptional Arrangement of Circumstances in the Environment_:--
Misinterpretation of the direction and movement of objects, 72-75;
misperception of Distance, 75, 76; Illusions of depth, relief, and
solidity in Art, 77-81; Illusions connected with the perception of
objects through transparent coloured media, 82-84; visual transformation
of concave into convex form, 84-86; false recognition of
objects, 86, 87; inattention to Sense-impression in Recognition,
87-91; suggestion taking the direction of familiar recurring experiences,
91, 92.
CHAPTER VI.
ILLUSIONS OF PERCEPTION--_continued_.
B. _Active Illusions._
Preperception and Illusion, 93-95.
_Voluntary Preperception_:--Choice of interpretation in the case of
visible movement, 95, 96; and in the case of flat projections of form,
96-98; capricious interpretation of obscure impressions, 99, 100.
_Involuntary Preperception_:--Effects of permanent Predisposition,
101, 102; effects of partial temporary Preadjustment, 102-105;
complete Pro-adjustment or Expectation, 106-109; subordination of
Sense-impression to Preperception, 109-111; transition from Illusion
to Hallucination, 111, 112; rudimentary Hallucinations, 112-114;
developed Hallucinations, 114-116; Hallucination in normal life,
116, 117; Hallucinations of insanity, 118-120; gradual development
of Sense-illusions, and continuity of normal and abnormal life; 120-123;
Sanity and Insanity distinguished, 123-126.
CHAPTER VII.
DREAMS.
Mystery of sleep, 127, 128; theories of Dreams, 128, 129; scientific
explanation of Dreams, 129, 130.
_Sleep and Dreaming_:--Condition of organism during sleep, 131, 132;
Are the nervous centres ever wholly inactive during sleep? 132-134;
nature of cerebral activity involved in Dreams, 134-136; psychical
conditions of Dreams, 136-138.
_The Dream as Illusion_:--External Sense-impressions as excitants of
Dream-images, 139-143; internal "subjective" stimuli in the sense-organs,
143-145; organic sensations, 145-147; how sensations are
exaggerated in Dream-interpretation, 147-151.
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