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XIII. Observations on the Functions of the Brain, By Sir 
Everard Home, Bart, F, R, S, 
Read May 26, 1814,. 
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1 HE various attempts which have been made to prociwe 
accurate information respecting the functions that belong to 
individual portions of the human brain, having been attended 
with very little success, it has occurred to me, that were anato- 
mical surgeons to collect in one view all the appearances they 
had- met with, in cases of injury to that organ, and the effects 
that such injuries produced upon its functions, a body of evi- 
dence might be formed, that would materially advance this 
highly important investigation. 
For this purpose, I have brought together the following 
observations collected in the course of my professional pursuits, 
stating them, as so many experiments made upon the brain, 
with the conclusions which tend to elucidate this particular 
inquiry, referring to the notes, for fuller information. 
The materials that can be furnished by an individual, are 
necessarily very small; they may however be sufficient to 
shew the advantages to be derived from this mode of inves- 
tigation, and by that means connect still more closely the 
pursuits of anatomy with those of philosophy. 
MDCCCXIV. 
