title: Some thoughts on the nature of mind. A holistic concept of nervous system function.
abstract: Some practical neurological ideas concerning the nature of mind are presented to assist clinicians in appreciating the fact that brain physiology first creates and then serves the mind--the highest of the hierarchical functions of the nervous system. The qualities of the mind are shaped and modulated by life experience and many disturbed responses can be tempered by a knowledgeable approach. To gain a holistic concept of the functioning nervous system one must recognize and accept that all manifestations of behavior, including those termed psychological, are the product of physiological processes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D002657:Child Development; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology; D004325:Dreams / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology