Explore how the mind works from the body up—and how this knowledge can shape training and discipline of the mind.
This edition presents a rigorous look at the physiological roots of thought, memory, will, and consciousness. It surveys how mental states arise, how attention and ideation unfold, and how sleep, dreaming, and somnambulism relate to brain function and behavior. The work aims to provide a practical, science-based framework for understanding mental processes and their morbid or disorderly manifestations.
- Learn how attention, perception, and memory interact to shape experience.
- Discover the links between will, motivation, and action, and how habit forms.
- See how sleep, dreaming, and altered states reveal the mind’s hidden processes.
- Explore ideas about mind-body connections, causation, and the boundaries of mental life.
Ideal for readers seeking a foundational, historically influential perspective on psychology and the biology of behavior, with an emphasis on practical implications for training and discipline of the mind.