Brain and Personality, or the Physical Relations of the Brain to the Mind: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Brain and Personality, or the Physical Relations of the Brain to the Mind, credited to William Hanna Thomson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Brain and Personality, or the Physical Relations of the Brain to the Mind by William Hanna Thomson. Read in English by volunteer readers. One of the earlier works on brain science, relating what was then known or conjectured about the connection between the physical brain and the individual personality, including the ability of speech and language. As this is an early work (1910), some of the information related is, of course, outdated; but much of it is still relevant today. (Summary by TriciaG)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Brain and Personality, or the Physical Relations of the Brain to the Mind
• Author credits: William Hanna Thomson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 6:21:37

Catalogue topics

• psychology
• science
• biology
• speech
• personality
• brain

Track guide

1. 01 - Historical Introduction — 38:00
2. 02 - Account of the Physical Basis of the Mind — 17:01
3. 03 - Brain Weight and Mental Faculty — 12:31
4. 04 - Significance of the Brain Being a Double or Pair Organ — 17:29
5. 05 - The Faculty of Speech — 34:57
6. 06 - The Faculty of Speech, Continued — 29:34
7. 07 - Evolution of a Nervous System, Part 1 — 24:08
8. 08 - Evolution of a Nervous System, Part 2 — 23:15
9. 09 - The Brain and Personality, Part 1 — 26:23
10. 10 - The Brain and Personality, Part 2 — 25:41
11. 11 - The Brain and Personality, Part 3 — 26:11
12. 12 - Practical Applications, Part 1 — 23:35
13. 13 - Practical Applications, Part 2 — 25:33
14. 14 - The Significance of Sleep, Part 1 — 25:25
15. 15 - The Significance of Sleep, Part 2 — 31:55

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