CHAPTER VII 



The cerebral cortex and insanity The inherited instinc- 

 tive powers of the new-born Development of 

 cerebral hemispheres and formation of conceptions 

 of space, etc., due to stimulation from without 

 The nervous element in reflex action Acquired 

 reflexes Their seat in the Neopallium Develop- 

 ment 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 Training of animals Iristinctive qualities 

 to be cultivated or repressed Instinct usually more 

 to be relied on than intellect Early training essen- 

 tial Free play to children's actions advocated 

 Training of association areas of the brain The 

 Montessori system Misdirected education of to-day 

 Aim of education Classification of pupils 

 Cadet courses with technical training. 



WE have shown that energy, after passing 

 through sensory organs exerts a powerful influ- 

 ence on the development of those parts of the 

 brain whose function it is to associate the con- 

 tents of ideas and to transmute them into intel- 



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