| History of Psychology, 4/e David Hothersall,
Ohio State University
Early Studies of the Central Nervous System
Web Links
Finest site on phrenology
(http://pages.britishlibrary.net/phrenology/)
This is almost surely the finest site on phrenology available on the Internet. |
| | | 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. |
| | | 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. |
| | | Index of Prohibited Books
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03519d.htm)
Interesting and informative article about the Catholic church’s Index of Prohibited Books. |
| | | 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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