TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



LECTURE I. 



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A REVIEW OF THE HISTORY AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATING THE 



CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, 1 



LECTURE II. 

 EMBRYOLOGY AND COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF THE BRAIN, . , 13 



LECTURE III. 

 THE GENERAL CONFORMATION AND HISTOLOGY OF THE BRAIN, . 31 



LECTURE IV. 



THE CONVOLUTIONS AND FISSURES OF THE SURFACE OF THE CERE- 

 BRUM, ........... 45 



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LECTURE V. 



THE CORTEX OF THE FORE-BRAIN, THE WHITE SUBSTANCE OF THE 



HEMISPHERES, THE COMMISSURES, AND THE CORONA R ADI ATA, 63 



LECTURE VI. 



THE CORONA RADIATA, THE CORPUS STRIATUM, THE THALAMUS, AND 

 THE SUBTHALAMIC REGION. THE STRUCTURES AT THE BASE 

 OF THE BRAIN 85 



LECTURE VII. 



THE SUBTHALAMIC REGION, THE CORPORA QUADRIGEMINA AND THE 



ORIGIN OF THE OPTIC NERVE, ... . 103 



LECTURE VIII. 



THE PONS AND THE CEREBELLUM, .127 



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