Nervous System as Mediator Between Mind and World

• Johannes Müller (1801-1858)

  • Doctrine of specific nerve energies

    • All nerves send same electrical impulse
  • Mind not aware of physical world directly, but of states of the nervous system
  • Sensory nerves specific to different senses

    • Suggests regional brain specialization

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