CONCERNING MIND

The nature of the human mind is addressed from a neurological viewpoin t. First from reported observations on subjects born blind with congen ital cataract. who acquired vision after surgery. the concept of the p rimacy of somatosensation is developed. Therefrom some principles of t he organization of higher sensory functions in the dominant parietal. occipital and temporal lobes are deduced. Sentience is traced to somat osensation. Some characteristics of the mind and of thinking are descr ibed. The non-existence ot' the unconscious is inferred. The question of free will is approached. Using neurological experience it is demons trated that a good case for operation of a free will is difficult to e stablish. Positing the absence of a free will may be beneficial in the analysis and management of behavior. Finally the opportunity to study the nature and mechanism of the emotions in clinical neurology is out lined.