RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 12.1871. 'Huxley thinks attention to sensation due to sensorium'. CUL-DAR195.1.4. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/).

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Kees Rookmaaker 4.2010, corrections by John van Wyhe 11.2010. Corrections by Christine Chua 5.2022. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR195 contains materials for Darwin's book Expression of the emotions (1872) organised roughly as: DAR195.1 blushing. DAR195.2 astonishment, fear. DAR195.3 indignation, rage, screaming, etc. DAR195.4 laughter, frowning, introduction.

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Huxley thinks attention to a sensation due to sensorium & peripheral part being stimulated through vaso-motor systems— Thus congestion — Trust the fact that attention into under sensitive part of nervous or sense-organ - & strengthened by habit
perhaps inherited

(Blushing)

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