Volume 02 of W. Ross Ashby's Journal

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Receptors and instinct Dream reality of Hallucination reality of Integration (physiological) of percepts Mind (individual) as basis of all Reality nature of Sensation basis of all Space-time as projection 0161 0162

Conduction, nerve in frog Conduction, nerve multiple Impulse, nervous 2 in 1 nerve Introspection Reactions effect of after returning stimuli 0163 0164

Brain 'key' atoms Cortex control by 'key' atoms Cortex, removal of and Lashley Energy only shown by matter Intelligence and Lashley Cortex and the unconscious Hypnosis (mesmerism) Unconscious, the relation to conscious 0165 0166

Brain fundamental function Function rules fundamental function rules of central nervous system Neuron essentila function Differentiation in development Modification Nirvanophilia Reactions development of reactions 0167 0168

Conflict bent character line 0169 0170

Function rules Intelligence and function rules Mathematics of psychology Space-time and chronaxy 0171 0172

Pain Conflict 0173 0174

Basic pattern Cortex blood supply Impulse pattern Localisation in cortex Modification Energy Inhibition Inhibition and strong stimuli Intelligence Stimulus strong stimulus Vision in strabismus 0175 0176

Energy Brain Infant Learning Neuron essentila function Stimulus 0177 0178

Chronaxy Differentiation in development Environment Evolution Function rules and development of central nervous system Heredity and function rules Mind (individual) development of Neuron directing impulses Nirvanophilia Reactions development of reactions Reality nature of Synapse Rate of crossing Parameter function rules as Space-time and chronaxy 0179 0180

Coordination and echoes Cortex, motor and echo impulses Environment Evolution Learning and echoes Memory and cortex Equilibrium and "vicious circle" Instinct Modification of neuron by impulse Neuron and echo impulses Stimulus echo stimulus 0181 0182

Cortex and release phenomenon Excitation Inhibition and petit mal Memory and effort Mind (individual) and effort Reactions selection of reactions Stimulus Stimulus jamming the works Cortex, sensory and stereoscopy Cortex, visual Cortex, visual and stereoscopy Essential light of retina Fatigue of retina Inhibition Localisation in cortex Retina fatigue Vision 0183 0184

Cortex dissociation Cortex, motor and epilepsy Cortex, removal of functional cortex in hysteria Instinct, sex in tabes Nirvanophilia and masochism Pain in tabetics Chronaxy Function rules in central nervous system Impulse, nervous function rules of nervous impulse Instinct, sex in tabes Neuron function rules of neuron Parameter function rules as Synapse Rate of crossing Synapse and epilepsy 0185 0186

Axon numbers in tracts Chronaxy and nicotine Mathematics of psychology Neuron and nicotine Synapse and nicotine 0187 0188

Axon and nicotine Impulse, nervous change of chronaxy Receptors and chronaxy Reflex, conditioned and chronaxy Mathematics of psychology Reactions and dendrons 0189 0190

Chronaxy logachron Cortex echo phenomenon Cortex, motor and echo impulses 0191 0192

Basic pattern Cortex and sleep Cortex, motor in sleep Dream Fatigue and sleep Impulse pattern Impulse, nervous congestion Inhibition and sleep Neuron and dreams Nirvanophilia Synapse and sleep Chronaxy Reactions delayed and cortex Receptors and sleep Stimulus and sleep 0193 0194

Conscious mind in dreams Problems in dreams Unconscious, the in dreams Reflex in melacholia Stimulus and sleep 0195 0196

Hypnosis (mesmerism) Impulse pattern and unit impulse Impulse, nervous single Reactions to unit impulse Stimulus unit Conflict for final common path Environment and instinct Inhibition Instinct and environment Instinct, sex origin of 0197 0198

Differentiation original central nervous system Infant central nervous system of Mathematics of psychology Schizophrenia and herd instinct Complex (Freudian) in dementia praecox Infant and punishment Nirvanophilia and levels Pain and herd instinct Reactions and nirvanophilia Stimulus Stimulus and nirvanophilia 0199 0200

Dominance and levels Environment and levels Intelligence and levels Levels and nirvanophilia Cortex, motor in sleep Pain and levels Reality and levels 0201 0202

Behaviour and levels Pain large 'weight' 0203 0204

Dream at lower level Basic pattern in cortex Brain fundamental function Cortex Cortex and pattern Cortex, visual and nirvanophilia Impulse pattern in cortex Learning Localisation in cortex Modification in cortex Nirvanophilia Reactions and environment Reflex in melacholia Signal reality as Vision binocular 0205 0206

Environment and reflexes Geodetic path, postulate of Levels geodetic path Memory and cortex Memory localisation of Schizophrenia Stimulus "simple" stimulus Impulse, nervous timing of Nirvanophilia and reciprocal innervation Synapse multiple synapse 0207 0208

Chronaxy Inhibition Stimulus Basic pattern Dream Environment and impulse pattern Essential light of retina Impulse pattern Memory and chronaxy pattern Pattern (in general) and memory Vision in dreams 0209 0210

Affect of complex Complex (Freudian) bundle of reactions Inhibition and emotion Introspection Levels and nirvanophilia Nirvanophilia and levels Reactions and complex Reflex higher reflex Stimulus and nirvanophilia Behaviour controlled by thalamus Conflict among patches Inhibition of reaction groups 0211 0212

Conscious mind as level Dominance and patches Unconscious, the as level Complex (Freudian) serial activation Excitation Inhibition Stimulus in psychoanalysis 0213 0214

Cortex Complex (Freudian) and nirvanophilia Conscious mind and nirvanophilia Function rules Introspection Levels and nirvanophilia Nirvanophilia and reciprocal innervation Reactions and nirvanophilia Symbolism in insanity 0215 0216

Impulse pattern Impulse, nervous bunch Inhibition inhibitable type Nirvanophilia and philosophy Basic pattern 0217 0218

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Chronaxy and summation Cortex, visual "weight" of stimuli Cortex, visual and sleep Inhibition and sleep Retina essential light of retina Stimulus "weight" of visual stimulus Vision "weight" of Differentiation Impulse, nervous effect on synapse Neuron and reflex Nirvanophilia Reflex in melacholia Stimulus essential property of Synapse as valve Valve synapse as 0219 0220

Impulse, nervous bunch Receptors and stimulus Chronaxy time in chronaxy Sensation and Müller's law Space-time intensity of stimulus 0221 0222

Reactions Threshold of synapse 0223 0224

Nirvanophilia Behaviour same as reflex Localisation Nirvanophilia and serial distribution Reflex higher reflex Stimulus 0225 0226

Adaptation - Cortex and learning Environment and reflexes Evolution and reflex Heredity of reflexes Impulse, nervous effect on synapse Learning after pain Pain and learning Reactions development of reactions Reactions same as reflex Stimulus "simple" stimulus Basic pattern and pain Geodetic path, postulate of How produced Impulse, nervous and geodetic path Intelligence Laws of nature and intelligence Space-time and geodetic path 0227 0228

Chronaxy criticism of Conduction, nerve rate of and chronaxy Cortex and chronaxy Impulse, nervous change of chronaxy Neuron and chronaxy Nirvanophilia and chronaxy Reactions Synapse Rate of crossing Basic pattern development of Cortex and preformed reflex Differentiation in infant Infant reflexes in Modification Reactions modification of 0229 0230

Basic pattern mathematics of Impulse, nervous single Mathematics of pattern Neuron directing impulses Nirvanophilia Impulse, nervous frequency and synapse Impulse, nervous single Receptors and stimulus Space-time and patterns Synapse Rate of crossing 0231 0232

Fatigue and synapse Stimulus and synapse Threshold of synapse Chronaxy and learning 0233 0234

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Mathematics F function Waves of impulses 0237 0238

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Threshold two types of 0241 0242

Basic pattern gradual setting of Dominance Instinct, sex origin of Pain large 'weight' Impulse, nervous timing of Localisation of reaction Neuron essential function Reactions localisation of Stimulus Hover mouse here to display note 0243 0244

Cortex and learning Cortex, visual Impulse, nervous number of Learning number of impulses Memory and cortex Modification of neuron by impulse Reactions number of impulses in Retina number of impulses from Synapse effect of impulse on Vision Association Excitation as "allowing" Impulse pattern effect of one synapse Impulse pattern and pain Inhibition by impulses meeting Nirvanophilia and movement Pain Reflex inhibition of Stimulus two types 0245 0246

Infant and punishment Conflict among patches Neuron degeneration of Synapse effect on pattern 0247 0248

Behaviour and waves Electron and waves Impulse pattern as waves Impulse, nervous as waves Neuron resonator Stimulus as waves Synapse as resonator Waves explain all Levels basis of Neuron and levels Nirvanophilia and waves Reflex, conditioned and waves Vision and waves 0249 0250

Impulse, nervous memory of Memory Neuron memory in Nirvanophilia Reactions and memory Conflict in neuron Receptors and impulse frequency Space-time continuous Stimulus and nirvanophilia 0251 0252

Conflict Impulse pattern Inhibition of pattern Memory and reactions Reactions and memory Integration (physiological) Reactions delayed and Dementia Praecox Schizophrenia "can't wait" 0253 0254

Complex (Freudian) in dementia praecox Reactions repressed Unconscious, the merely waiting Adaptation in Microstomum Intelligence in Microstomum Reflex male copulating Oddments [4]: Must remember adaptation without nervous system, e.g. Microstomum, 0256. 0255 0256

Affect largely conventional Basic pattern memory as basic pattern Cortex, removal of and loss of memory etc Diffusion in growth Dominance in growth Memory and loss of cortex Reactions whole cortex acts Impulse pattern elaboration of Localisation of reaction Reactions localisation of Waves of impulses 0257 0258

Basic pattern images [?] Schizophrenia "can't wait" Affect and impulse pattern Chronaxy in cortex Dream and essential light of retina Essential light of retina in dream Impulse pattern and dreams 0259 0260

Basic pattern memory as basic pattern Memory Waves ripple theory Differentiation in memory Neuron and nirvanophilia Nirvanophilia Reactions and memory 0261 0262

Cortex Kapper's on cortex Schizophrenia "can't wait" 0263 0264

Impulse pattern aim of Nirvanophilia Reactions termination of Basic pattern Conflict Impulse pattern 0265 0266

Mathematics of pattern Pattern (in general) mathematics of 0267 0268

Basic pattern mathematics of Impulse pattern aim of Space-time and patterns Basic pattern and unconscious Conscious mind as level Holism concept of analysis Reactions unconscious as Unconscious, the nature of 0269 0270

Cortex as piano Dream and pattern theory Impulse pattern and repression Localisation of reaction 0271 0272

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Impulse, nervous Nature of Neuron and passive [ion] Stimulus Nernst's law Chronaxy and calcium Stimulus essential property of 0275 0276

Axon and action current Coordination by speed of electric current Coordination of muscle rhythm Cortex, motor and muscle rhythm Neuron and muscle rhythm Stimulus essential property of Synapse Rate of crossing Impulse, nervous spreading of Sensation and Müller's law Space-time and clairvoyance Vision cryptoscopic vision 0277 0278

Affect in cryptoscopy Cortex and memory Hallucination in clairvoyance Localisation of memory localisation Memory and Bergson Vision with fingers Conflict always about people Mind (individual) and space Mind (individual) loss of trance Schizophrenia and people Unconscious, the not individualised 0279 0280

Basic pattern complexity of Cortex number of neurons Cortex and the unconscious Cortex equipotentiality of Cortex inhibition and hypnosis Cortex, visual and memory Hypnosis (mesmerism) and universal mind Impulse pattern complexity of Inhibition and hypnosis Intelligence and number of neurons Learning localisation of Localisation of learning Localisation of memory localisation Memory localisation of Metagnosis Neuron number in cortex Unconscious, the relation to conscious Chronaxy apparatus for Conscious mind essential feature Cortex and delayed reaction Function rules in central nervous system Hypnosis (mesmerism) delayed reaction Impulse, nervous course in cortex Inhibition and consciousness Intelligence localisation of Neuron essentila function Nirvanophilia Reactions delayed and consciousness Reactions delayed and cortex Stimulus delayed reaction 0281 0282

Affect and inhibition Brain dominance of Dominance Environment Equilibrium Inhibition and emotion Learning Neuron essentila function Nirvanophilia Receptors and gradients Stimulus Ants Genes Heredity and function rules Schizophrenia 0283 0284

Basic pattern Behaviour controlled by thalamus Differentiation in development Impulse pattern Modification of neuron by impulse Reactions development as reactions Reactions of genes Conflict in society Cortex echo phenomenon Cortex, visual and echo phenomenon Impulse, nervous "echoes" back Learning Nirvanophilia Reactions Vision 0285 0286

Cortex, motor tone of cortex Energy excess overflows Sensation and movement Affect and inhibition Inhibition and emotion 0287 0288

Energy Fatigue Impulse, nervous momentum of Inhibition and 'p' Oscillation Schizophrenia 0289 0290

Brain stops growing Heredity and G [quantity of energy] Maturity and G [quantity of energy] Competition equations of Cortex equipotentiality of Energy Spearman and energy Inhibition nature of Localisation in cortex 0291 0292

Differentiation in infant Infant Integration (physiological) in infants Levels Reactions development of reactions Reflex in melacholia Stimulus abnornal stimulus Dream continuous Heredity and hysteria Infant dreams in Inhibition and activity Integration (physiological) in hysteria Levels dissociation of 0293 0294

Axon length and cell-size Chronaxy Delage on Cortex histology of Essential light of retina Neuron and axon length Receptors and cocaine Synapse and nicotine Vision Vision 0295 0296

Impulse pattern aim of Integration (physiological) of patterns Nirvanophilia and superimpose of impulse patterns Reactions and superimpose of impulse patterns Basic pattern images [?] Cortex, visual Problems solving of Space-time and patterns 0297 0298

Vision wire netting effect 0299 0300

Synapse halving impulses Axon numbers in tracts Cortex histology of 0301 0302

Impulse pattern in outer line of Baillayer 0303 0304

Diffusion in growth Dominance in growth Inhibition of growth Memory in butterflies Neuron development 0305 0306

Conscious mind function of Learning in apes Pattern (in general) MacCurdy on Reactions tend to combine Affect Excitation without outlet Stimulus attention to Unconscious, the funtion of 0307 0308

Adaptation in receptors Conduction, nerve velocity of Impulse, nervous in sensation Receptors in groups Axon frequency of 'burst' Pain impulses of 0309 0310

Conscious mind function of Dream Nirvanophilia and Freud on Reflex and nirvanophilia Sensation intensity of Electron and intelligence Levels consciousness as Memory and counscious mind Pain nature of Pleasure nature of Quantum theory and intelligence Receptors Weber-Fechner law Sensation Weber-Fechner law Stimulus and sensation 0311 0312

Entropy ? validity of Intelligence basic of Nirvanophilia basis of Perceptron Inhibition in retina Integration (physiological) extract from Creed Receptors integration in Retina essential light of retina Sensation integration in Vision 0313 0314

Axon giant in lumbricus Impulse, nervous and conditioned reflex Neuron giant in lumbricus Receptors all [chemlotaclic] Synapse giant in lumbricus Excitation in reflex centre Impulse, nervous single Synapse on perikaryon 0315 0316

Inhibition in reflex centre Hallucination in clairvoyance Memory forgetting 0317 0318

Conscious mind Instinct and wishes Unconscious, the and words Chronaxy and learning Cortex, sensory and senglion Instinct and habit Memory pattern in Pattern (in general) and memory Sensation and senglion 0319 0320

Association large number of Heredity and medium (psychic) Inhibition Space-time estimation of Space-time and clairvoyance 0321 0322

Osty's Law Function rules in central nervous system Gestalt Organisation stable Sensation and Gestalt 0323 0324

Axon in transplant Coordination in transplant Impulse, nervous "resonance" 0325 0326

Excitation Dominance in growth Pattern (in general) in development 0327 0328

Impulse, nervous guided by pattern Pattern (in general) MacCurdy on Memory pattern in Neuron and pattern Pattern (in general) and memory 0329 0330

Integration (physiological) of patterns Brain injury and memory Cortex, removal of and recovery Learning in decerebrate dog Meaning as pattern property 0331 0332

Affect like injury Brain injury and memory Impulse, nervous spreading of Memory Lashley on Memory remembering slide rule Instinct Fambre on Instinct in insects 0333 0334

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Memory Reflex, conditioned 0337 0338

Excitation several types Cortex and learning Learning below pallial level Learning rate of, in simple organisms Memory in Protozoa Memory and cortex Reflex, conditioned in Protozoa Reflex, conditioned and cortex 0339 0340

Aggregation Memory in Protozoa Memory as organisation Nirvanophilia Jennings on Organisation and memory Reactions and nirvanophilia Reactions by trial and error Reducibility nearly reducibility Reflex are plastic Amoeba as "higher" animal Brain unnecessary Localisation Laskley on 0341 0342

Cortex, visual Impulse pattern aim of Integration (physiological) two types Organisation after amputation Reactions Vision and cortical injury Affect and memory Association and memory Excitation subliminal Memory Lashley on Space-time time factor in central nervous system 0343 0344

Entropy ? validity of Organisation and entropy Reversible process and entropy Time and entropy 0345 0346

Relation world-building by 0347 0348

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Entropy ? validity of Organisation Fulton on 0351 0352

Gestalt Koffka on Organisation Equilibrium 0353 0354

Learning Memory and cortex Vision binocular 0355 0356

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Society [8]: Society must be stable, Koffka on, 0358. 0357 0358

Entropy ? validity of Equilibrium Neutral point (of equilibrium - including 'cycle', 'region' etc.) moving Organisation and entropy Reversible process and entropy Energy free energy 0359 0360

Probability and entropy 0361 0362

Mathematics of operators Operator linear operator 0363 0364

Energy and equilibrium Equilibrium in a field Equilibrium necessary for existence Ernshaw's theorem Homeostasis defined Space-time and measuring rod 0365 0366

Electron force Epistemology Laws of nature empiric and epistemologic Observable equals relation Relation only observable Unobservables Probability irreversible Probability only observable Reversible process and probability 0367 0368

Learning irreversible process 0369 0370

Group (mathematical) origin of Operator as relation Organisation Eddington on Relation and group Relation as operator Unobservables Coulomb force Vision binocular Mesa phenomenon Network transmission through Organisation of operators Pattern (in general) as group-structure 0371 0372

Sensation group structure of Stimulus group structure of 0373 0374

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Group (mathematical) = structure, pattern Indexed as far as Reprint Pattern (in general) as group-structure Operator spectral set 0377 0378

Group (mathematical) Eddington's special 0379 0380

Unobservables Coulomb force 0381 0382

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Observable equals relation Stimulus essential property of 0393 0394

Inhibition and organisation Levels and organisation Structure all knowledge as Adaptation an illusion Environment imperfect adaptation to Group (mathematical) Eddington's special Intelligence is blind 0395 0396

Diffusion in growth Equilibrium and hysteresis Neutral point (of equilibrium - including 'cycle', 'region' etc.) choice of several Substitution (mathematical) and hysteresis 0397 0398

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Reflex, conditioned Hollingworth's views Association in conditioned reflex Integration (physiological) in conditioned reflex 0401 0402

Adaptation Sherrington on Reactions modification of Organisation Thorndike on Survival and brain 0403 0404

Break Thorndike on Break example in spirillum Break surface example in spirillum Delay (in substitution) cause difficulty Survival by-product 0405 0406

Organisation Jennings on Resolution of physiological states Jennings Stimulus essential property of 0407 0408

Adaptation Jennings on 0409 0410

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