Brain Collection (page 2)

Sections through the brain, cerebellum and ventricles.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Brain, pons, medulla oblongata, pineal gland, etc.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Sections through the brain and pineal gland.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Sections through the brain.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Cross sections through the brain.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Brain from above and below.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Circulatory system to the brain and spine.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Circulatory system to the brain.. Handcolored steel engraving from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masses Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body, Paris, 1864

Sperry automatic computing gun sight by G. H. Davis
A mechanical brain: the Sperry automatic computing gun sight, in use during the Second World War. An invention which enabled US bombers to target a large number of enemy fighters. Date: 1944

Piltdown Man: reconstructed skulls compared
Ape-Man of Modern Man? The two Piltdown skull reconstructions. A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A

Piltdown Man: brain capacity compared
A page from the Illustrated London News, debating the merits of Dr. A. Smith-Woodwards reconstruction of the Piltdown Mans brain over the reconstruction proposed by Professor Arthur Keith s

Polygraph for brain and body monitoring in ESP testing
A multi-pen polygraph for the monitoring of brain and body functions during ESP testing. Date: 20th century

Daring Ice Jump
Stuntman HOPE BRAIN peforming a daring ice jump at the Ice Palais, Sydney, Australia. He was impressed with this photograph, taken with a new high speed camera. Date: 1940s

A French Gentleman enquires after the health of an idiot
A smart French Gentleman enquires after the health of an obvious idiot. " Vat as been ze mattare? Zey tell me you af not ad ze good ealths

Platygyra daedalea, brain coral
Close-up of brain coral specimen, possibly the species Platygyra daedalea

Human Brain Display

Coeloria labyrinthifor, fossil brain coral
In this polished section of a Miocene brain coral, from Antigua, long meandering corallites with thin septa form a dense meshwork. The specimen measures 8 cm across

Exhibit from the Human Biology gallery
Close up of exhibit in the Human Biology gallery. A model of a human head illustrating the computing functions of the human brain

Composite brain picture
Image of a brain, composed of various flora and fauna

Homo sapiens brain
A cast of a human (Homo sapiens) brain held at the Natural History Museum, London

Homo sapiens, Human cranium with brain
A model of a human (Homo sapiens) skull showing the brain the brain case. Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Iguanodon brain
A partial skull that contains a natural mould (endocast) of the interior of the skull where the brain would sit. This is a representation of the external shape of the Iguanodon brain

Smiling face balloon
Satirical cartoon showing a smiling human face as a balloon in process of being inflated, implying a madness perhaps caused by the gas entering the brain. 1784

BRAIN TEST
A test for the quickness of the eye and brain. A number is shouted and the person must press the correct bulb as soon as possible. London Institute of Psychology. Date: 1930s

Brain & Cerebellum 18Th
Anatomy of the brain and the cerebellum of the human body according to the anatomist Haller. Date: Circa 1760

Surgical Operations
Devices enabling incisions in the skull and giving access to the brain which must have been an interesting experience for the patient. Date: 1525

Brain Cavities 18th C
Anatomy of the human body : the cavities of the brain and the cerebellum according to Tarin in Adversaria anatomica. Date: Circa 1760

RETURN OF SATAN (Robert Moore Williams) Fighting desperately against the super-brain... Date: 1939

GOD-BRAIN
AVENGERS OF SPACE (Henry Kuttner) The captive travellers from Earth are dragged before the God-Brain of Kathor. Date: 1938

Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud
JEAN-BAPTISTE BOUILLAUD French medical, known for his work on language and the brain and for his teaching; he was a deputy for a time. Date: 1796 - 1881

Boy doing Homework
A schoolboy ponders over his maths homework. Date: 1960s

Krippner Experiment 2
A subject in Krippners DREAM TELEPATHY EXPERIMENT at the Maimonides Laboratory, Brooklyn (New York) : EEG and polygraph record her brain and emotional activity

Krippner Experiment 1
Dr Stanley Krippner, at the Maimonides Laboratory, Brooklyn (New York) monitors a DREAM TELEPATHY EXPERIMENT, recording brain activity and reading emotional activity

Krippner Experiment 3
A subject in Krippners DREAM TELEPATHY EXPERIMENT at the Maimonides Laboratory, Brooklyn (New York) : EEG and polygraph record her brain and emotional activity

Miles Coverdale / J Brain
MILES COVERDALE Bishop and biblical scholar

American Cash Register
An American cash register saves money and brain

Womens Rights / Tradition
The main qualities of Woman 2 of 2

First on Moon / Carrying
THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON Worker-Selenites carrying a Selenite intellectual who is no longer capable of walking due to his oversized brain

The Great Brain
In Laurence Mannings story The man who awoke, set 8000 years hence, everyone and everything will be controlled by the Great Brain, anti- cipating Orwells Big Brother

Brain & Nerves / Voice
Physiological diagram of the brain, nerves and organ of the voice

Science Island
SCIENCE ISLAND (Eando Binder) A cold-blooded Scientific Napoleon with the Brain of a Genius and a Body of Metal threatens to Dominate Mankind

Paul Broca, French physician
Pierre Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research into the frontal lobe

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