“The doctrine of evolution implies the passage from the most organised to the least organised, or, in other terms, from the most general to the most special. Roughly, we say that there is a gradual 'adding on' of the more and more special, a continual adding on of new organisations. But this 'adding on' is at the same time a 'keeping down'. The higher nervous arrangements evolved out of the lower keep down those lower, just as a government evolved out of a nation controls as well as directs that nation.”
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Selected Writings of John Hughlings Jackson: Evaluation and dissolution of the nervous system. Speech. Various papers, addresses and lectures
The book is a compilation of John Hughlings Jackson's scholarly contributions to the field of neuroscience. It covers his insights into the nervous system's structure and function, as well as his perspectives on related topics through various forms of written and spoken communication. more
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John Hughlings Jackson
John Hughlings Jackson was a renowned neurologist born on April 4, 1835, and died on October 7, 1911. He made significant contributions to the field of neurology, particularly in the study of brain function localization and neurological diseases. more
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