xii, xv, 463, [1] pp. Original cloth. Ink stamp on title page. Very Good. First Edition in English. With: John [Johann] Augustus UNZER: The Principles of Physiology [1771]. Unzer: Garrison-Morton 1357 (1st German ed., 1771): "Unzer was probably the first to employ the word 'reflex' in connection with sensory-motor reactions." Prochaska: Garrison-Morton 1386 (1st Latin ed., 1780-84): "Prochaska introduced the idea of a 'sensorium commune' in the central nervous system, a consistent and comprehensive theory of reflex action." Copy of James Aitken Meigs with his signature).

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Title: A Dissertation on the Functions of the Nervous System [1784]. Translated and Edited by Thomas Laycock.
Publisher: London: Sydenham Society, 1851.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition

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