The questions added to each section are not exercises to be worked out by the student or puzzles to be solved by the general reader. They are intended to serve as an aid to the intelligent perusal of the book, by directing the reader’s attention to the essential contents of each section. M. M. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PAGE A SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY 3 CHAPTER I GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY § 1. BRAIN AND MIND 27 § 2. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 30 1. The Elements of the Nervous System 30 2. The Architecture of the Nervous System 34 3. The Anatomy of the Nervous System 38 4. The Nervous System and Consciousness 41 § 3. EXPLANATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL RELATION BETWEEN BRAIN AND MIND 43 1. The Brain a Tool of the Mind 44 2. The Brain an Objectified Conception of the Mind 47 CHAPTER II THE SPECIAL FACTS OF CONSCIOUSNESS _A._ _The Elements of Mental Life_ § 4. SENSATION 50 1. The Newly Discovered Kinds of Sensation 50 2. The Other Sensations 57 3. Temporal and Spatial Attributes 65 4. Sensation and Stimulus 69 § 5. IMAGINATION 78 § 6. FEELING 81 § 7. WILLING 85 _B._ _The Fundamental Laws of Mental Life_ § 8. ATTENTION 87 § 9. MEMORY 93 § 10. PRACTICE 99 § 11. FATIGUE 102 _C._ _The Expressions of Mental Life_ § 12. PERCEPTION AND MOVEMENT 105 § 13. THOUGHT AND MOVEMENT 108 CHAPTER III COMPLICATIONS OF MENTAL LIFE _A._ _The Intellect_ § 14. PERCEPTION 114 1. Characteristics of Perception 114 2. Illusions 120 § 15. IDEATION 123 § 16. LANGUAGE 128