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IF I have understood Prof. Fraser Harris's letter in NATURE of September 9, p. 342, it is a plea for the more widespread use of the term “nerve-energy” by physiologists and for the investigation of it as a special manifestation of energy like heat, light, or electricity. It is no doubt quite true that the term has a definite and useful meaning in psychology and psycho-pathology, though “mental energy” would probably do as well in most cases.
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ADRIAN, E. On the Reality of Nerve-Energy. Nature 110, 447 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110447a0
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