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done the act that is to be repeated and its 

 effects still remain in consciousness. Either 

 side is the mind when the other is the moving 

 body. 



SUMMARY 



1. The highest form of cell life is in the original germ 

 cell. The responsiveness of this cell is greater than that of 

 any of the somatic cells derived from it. It must therefore 

 be thought of as the seat or necessary accompaniment of 

 consciousness. 



2. The simplest form of consciousness should coincide 

 with the simplest form of cell growth. Consciousness and 

 movement are opposing poles of the same forces. Outgo- 

 ing currents through cell structure create movement ; in- 

 going currents arouse consciousness. A group of cells 

 making structure can yield movement and memory. 



3. In growth anabolic and katabolic epochs alternate. 

 Consciousness is confined to the katabolic or destructive 

 epochs. It is therefore naturally intermittent and can be 

 made constant only by a doubling of the katabolic centres 

 so that one may sustain consciousness when the other rests. 



4. Consciousness is a rhythm between two centres. Two 

 active centres tend to disrupt the cell, and for this evil the 

 only remedy is the strengthening of the cell wall to resist 

 the disrupting tendencies. 



5. The presence of two active centres, while the cell 

 divides, tends to confirm the foregoing analysis of conscious- 

 ness. 



