the background of physiological psychology

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i want a background of physiological psychology. how it started?who are the main figures ,that contributed in this feild in 19 century?

-- ayesha inam (ayeshahaq80@yahoo.com), March 31, 2002

Answers

You might have a look at _Mind, Brain and Adaptation in the Nineteenth Century: Cerebral Localization and Its Biological Context from Gall to Ferrier_ by Robert M. Young, which is available on-line at: http://www.human-nature.com/mba/mba1.html. It is a little old (1970), but still a classic.

-- Christopher Green (christo@yorku.ca), March 31, 2002.

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