238 REPORTS ON INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS. 



of groups of homologous vital substances, especially proteins, carbohydrates, 

 and fats of plants, are being studied, the results in every instance being in 

 entire support of the findings of the hemoglobin inquiry, and therefore tend- 

 ing to the establishment of a new and preeminently important law in biology. 

 At least another year of inquiry must elapse before the results of this re- 

 search will be ready for report in detail. 



POLITICAL SCIENCE. 



^'^ Rowe, L. S., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grant 

 No. 633. Study of the federal system of Mexico. (For previous re- 

 ports see Year Book No. 8.) $1,500 



Having completed the study of the antecedents of the constitutional system 

 during the summer of 1909, the summer of 1910 was devoted to a study of 

 the organization and operation of the Mexican political system. Pursuant to 

 this purpose attention has been concentrated on the following topics : 



a. The organization of the Federal Government : Relative position of the Execu- 



tive and legislative authorities. 



b. Division of functions between Federal and State governments. 



c. Constitutional position of the States : political influence of the Federal Govern- 



ment over the State authorities. 



d. Constitutional guarantees under the Mexican political system. 



PSYCHOLOGY. 



Franz, S. I., Government Hospital for the Insane, Washington, District of 

 Columbia. Grant No. 80. Investigation of the functions of the cere- 

 brum. (For previous reports see Year Books Nos. 4-8.) $1,000 



In connection with grant No. 80, for investigating the functions of the 

 cerebrum, the grantee reports progress. The work mentioned in the report 

 of last year has been continued and some is nearing completion. During the 

 year this work has been presented in various forms before different medical 

 and other scientific societies, as follows : 



Functions of the anterior and posterior association areas : Southern Society for Phi- 

 losophy and Psychology. 



The functions of the occipital lobes : Georgetown Clinical Society. 



Retention of vision after extirpation of the occipital cortex in monkeys : Society of 

 Experimental Psychologists. 



Color vision and its cerebral localization : Research Workers in Experimental Biology 

 of Washington. 



During the year there have been no publications, but one article is now in 

 press, a second has just been submitted for publication, and a third (to in- 

 clude a full account of the experiments on the relation of the occipital lobes 

 to vision) will be prepared for publication during the next two months. 



