Excerpt from The Psychology and Neurology of Fear In another series of experiments 3 these same writers found a few subjects who gave the signal signifying that their emo tion was completed before the vaso-constriction began; more Often the signal was given during the beginning of the con striction, durin the period of descent, and sometimes at the moment when i was at its maximum; always, however, before it was terminated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... phenomena of hypotrophism can acquire sufficient intensity to cause death. The disastrous effects of administering the last sacraments to the sick have been frequently noted, and Haller mentions the case of a man who passing over a grave felt himself held by the foot and died the same day. Phenomena Op The Short Circuit. As in the case of the phenomena of the interrupted circuit, the phenomena of the short circuit can have for their seat: (1) sensorial neurones, (2) mnesic neurones, (3) superior motor neurones, (4) superior trophic neurones. These can be arranged under the following four heads: (1) Hyperesthesias, (2) Hypermnesias, (3) Phenomena of hypertonus, (4) Phenomena of hypertrophism. 1. Hyperesthesias. Hyperesthesia can be established in relation to the object which excites fear. If that object affects vision or hearing, the subject sees or hears only it, and sees or hears it very clearly. Fear magnifies the object. This is also true for the other senses. Those who are subject to excessive fear of pain have hyperalgesia; the extremely fastidious have hypergustativity or hyperosmia; those who are extremely sensitive to touch, who fear the touch of a peach or velvet have hypertactesthesia; people who fear the cold suffer from hypercryesthesia, while those who fear warmth suffer from hyperthermoesthia. 2. Hypermnesias. Memory and imagination, that is to say, the functions by which the memory images arrange and combine themselves, play a considerable role in fear. The child subject to nocturnal fears suddenly awakes, sits up and fixates a point in space. What it is really looking at is a projected image produced by nervous waves emanating from the neurones of the visual centres and pressing upon the neurones of peripheral vision, i....

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