Natural Science and the Brain. A Collection of Major Works by the Great Physiologist

The book presents the most significant works of the great Russian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate I. P. Pavlov (1849-1936), who made a tremendous theoretical and practical contribution to world science in the study of the physiology of circulation, digestion, and... higher nervous activity. By discovering conditioned reflexes and studying them, Pavlov developed a method for the physiologically objective study of mental processes. Behind the detailed reports of the experiments lies the long and painstaking work of both Academician Pavlov himself and his numerous colleagues and students, carried out with enthusiasm in the name of serving scientific ideals. Even though science has advanced far beyond, these works will always be in demand as they form the foundation of modern physiology and medicine. The lectures of a socially critical nature, usually grouped under the title "On the Mind in General, and on the Russian Mind in Particular," reveal other facets of Pavlov's genius, portraying him as a philosopher and analyst.