Web Links

Finest site on phrenology
(http://pages.britishlibrary.net/phrenology/)

This is almost surely the finest site on phrenology available on the Internet.

The Tale of Phineas Gage
(http://www.deakin.edu.au/hbs/GAGEPAGE/)

Full coverage of the Tale of Phineas Gage.

Images of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel
(http://sun.science.wayne.edu/~mcogan/Humanities/Sistine/)

This series of pages contains nice clean images of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.

Founders of Neurology
(http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcne/homepage/neurofounders.html)

This site has summaries of the “Founders of Neurology” with some good illustrations.

A Short History of Animal Research
(http://www.petjam.com/pages/pn_news_wake_up_people_72.html)

A short history of animal research from the pet-lovers’ (antivivisectionist) perspective. Includes description of research of Bell and Magendie.

Stimulate a Human Brain
(http://www.gpc.peachnet.edu/~bbrown/psyc1501/brain/locfunct.htm)

Great fun here. You get to “virtually” ablate or stimulate a human brain and discover the consequences.

Specialized Functions of the Cerebral Cortex
(http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n01/arquitet/cortex_i.htm)

Nicely color-coded summary of localized areas of the brain.

The Epistemology of the Nervous System
(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/EpistemologyoNS.html)

This site gives an abbreviated history of the epistemology of the nervous system. Part of a larger series of pages related to chapters in the Hothersall text.

Theories of Color Vision
(http://www.psych.ucalgary.ca/PACE/VA-Lab/Brian/history.htm)

A brief illustrated history of theories of color vision is given here.

Biography of Helmholtz
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Helmholtz.html)

A good biography of Helmholtz, with several quotations.

Full Text of Helmholtz’s Faraday Lecture
(http://dbhs.wvusd.k12.ca.us/Chem-History/Helmholtz-1881.html)

The full text of Helmholtz’s Faraday Lecture, “The modern development of Faraday’s conception of electricity” [1881].

Virtually Mix Three Primary Colors
(http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/color/)

Interactive site allows you to virtually mix three primary colors of light to derive all others. Good demo to show additive color mixing (all three mix to create white).

Text of Galvani’s Commentary
(http://cis.alma.unibo.it/Galvani/txt_lat.html)

Text of Galvani’s "Commentary on the Role of Electricity in Muscular Contractions," (in the original Latin).

Museum of Psychological Instrumentation
(http://www.chss.montclair.edu/psychology/museum/museum.htm)

Fascinating museum of psychological instrumentation. Includes picture of du Bois-Reymond’s style switch for measuring electrical activity.

The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
(http://www.mtn.org/quack/)

Website for The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

Picture and Description of Helmholtz’s Resonators
(http://www.psych.utoronto.ca/museum/helmholtz.htm)

Picture and description of Helmholtz’s resonators used to demonstrate tone qualities.

Index of Prohibited Books
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03519d.htm)

Interesting and informative article about the Catholic church’s Index of Prohibited Books.

Young’s "Mind, Brain and Adaptation in the Nineteenth Century"
(http://human-nature.com/mba/mba1.html)

The entire text of R. M. Young’s book, “Mind, Brain and Adaptation in the Nineteenth Century: Cerebral Localization and Its Biological Context from Gall to Ferrier.”

Broca’s Classic 1961 Article
(http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Broca/aphemie-e.htm)

English translation of Broca’s classic 1961 article on aphemia.

Sensory/Motor Homunculus
(http://www.cs.uta.fi/~jh/homunculus.html)

Interactive demonstration of the sensory and motor homunculus.

The Nobel Prize
(http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1906/)

The official site of the Nobel Prize. Contains information about Golgi and Cajal.

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