Time-Life Science Library Author:John Rowan Wilson The mind can handle complex situations through the use of abstraction and combination, and reach logical conclusions which may result in decisive action or creative ideas. From clinical experience as well as experiments on animals, we know that certain behavior patterns are associated with well-defined areas of the brain. The results of this kin... more »d of research on the brain, which is among the subjects set forth in this volume, are fascinating but we must realize that they are hardly even a beginning. The great gap to be bridged in our knowledge of the mind remains this: how are the actions of the nervous system translated into consciousness? Full of color and black and white photo essays and illustrations, this book will be of special interest to readers of science history and cognition. Chapters include perception, mental illness, artistic creation, the unconscious, intelligence and learning, "thought control," hypnosis, and effects of drugs.(copyright 1967)« less