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CHAPTER V. 



The Neopallium in Mammalia, extinct and surviving The 

 Tasmanian Devil The Duckbill Release of energy in 

 response to stimuli The folds of the Mammalian 

 brain The functions of the cortex Cortical areas 

 Intelligence in dogs Macaques Areas of Neopallium 

 Learning by imitation Baboons Limits of intelligent 

 action 125-138 



CHAPTER VI. 



The hereditary qualities of the Neopallium and basal ganglia 

 contrasted the brain of Tertiary man The brain of 

 a microcephalous idiot The arrest of human intel- 

 ligence when sense organs are absent Education 

 through a single sense organ Association nervous 

 centres The modus operandi of a sensation Memory 

 and sensation Ideas and impressions The mechanism 

 of reading Sensory cortical centres .... 139-164 



CHAPTER VII. 



The cerebral cortex and insanity The inherited instinctive 

 powers of the new-born Development of cerebral hemi- 

 spheres and formation of conceptions of space, etc., due 

 to stimulation from without The nervous element in 

 reflex action Acquired reflexes Their seat in the Neo- 

 pallium Development of this and basal ganglia the 

 physical basis of education Hereditary development 

 of basal ganglia cells Emotional expression in children 

 born blind and deaf Heredity in an Andaman tracker 

 Hereditary qualities capable of being modified Train- 

 ing of animals Instinctive qualities to be cultivated or 

 repressed Instinct usually more to be relied on than 

 intellect Early training essential Free play to chil- 

 dren's actions advocated Training of association areas 

 of the brain The Montessori system Misdirected educa- 

 tion of to-day Aim of education Classification of 

 pupils Cadet courses with technical training . . 165-202 



APPENDIX. 



The origin of structural variations in living organisms, and 



their adaptability to the environment .... 203-213 



