J. Luys [Jules Bernard Luys] — The Brain and Its Functions

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co, 1881 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first English language edition of Jules Bernard Luys's fascinating discussion of the functions and behaviours of the brain. Translated from the original French work titled 'Le Cerveau et Ses Fonctions&apos.With a small number of vignette illustrations.Jules Bernard Luys edited and authored many articles in this journal on matters of the brain, discussing various psychological and medical experiments.Luys's work includes discussion of the anatomy of the brain, the 'properties of nervous elements', organic phosphorescence, automatic activity of the nervous elements, the evolution of the processes of cerebral activity, and the 'phase of propagation of the processes of cerebral activity&apos.International Scientific Series, Vol. XXXVIIFormer owner's inscription to verso of front free endpaper.With twenty-two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Hinges strained, and a touch tender. Inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .