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Elan Vital
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Bergson posited that the nervous system acts as a primary conduit and, paradoxically, a necessary limitation for the élan vital. While intellect (associated with the brain) is crucial for action in the material world, it functions by analyzing static states and imposing spatial coordinates, which runs counter to the dynamic, indeterminate nature of the vital impulse.
The relationship between the élan vital and reflex action is described by the Law of Delayed Transmission (LDT), which suggests that organisms exhibiting high levels of spontaneous, non-reflexive movement have a higher…