The Mental Functions of the Brain

In many ways this is an able book, and affords abundant food for thought and reflection. Some portions of the work are extremely interesting, especially those dealing with the early history of phrenology, about which the medical profession is undoubtedly too ignorant. The author has done good service in pointing out the debt we are under to Gall, the pioneer in the modern study of the anatomy and physiology of the brain, and an observer of the first rank in this field. He seems to