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... brain that first brought it into existence . At the animal level , brain and mind are virtu- ally one , and over a large portion of man's own existence they remain almost undistinguishable — though , be it noted , much was known about ...
... brain that first brought it into existence . At the animal level , brain and mind are virtu- ally one , and over a large portion of man's own existence they remain almost undistinguishable — though , be it noted , much was known about ...
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... brain . The mind could not come into existence without the active assistance of the brain , or indeed , without the whole organism and the environing world . Yet once the mind created , out of its overflow of images and sounds , a ...
... brain . The mind could not come into existence without the active assistance of the brain , or indeed , without the whole organism and the environing world . Yet once the mind created , out of its overflow of images and sounds , a ...
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... brain . Even when the brain is not called upon for effort , the electro - encephalograph indicates that this organ is swept by electric impulses that suggest some underlying mental functioning . This predisposition holds , as the ...
... brain . Even when the brain is not called upon for effort , the electro - encephalograph indicates that this organ is swept by electric impulses that suggest some underlying mental functioning . This predisposition holds , as the ...
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PROLOGUE | 3 |
IN THE DREAMTIME LONG AGO | 48 |
THE GIFT OF TONGUES | 72 |
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