lothia Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 If the Romans thought that the brain was a cooling organ, where did they think thoughts originated? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted July 23, 2017 Report Share Posted July 23, 2017 4 hours ago, lothia said: If the Romans thought that the brain was a cooling organ, where did they think thoughts originated? ...an interesting overview of history of neuroscience, http://www.princeton.edu/~cggross/Hist_Neurosci_Ency_neurosci.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lothia Posted July 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2017 Thank you, Viggen. Excellent article. Very helpful. After reading it I do recall Galen, as an injury surgeon, made the connection between the brain and functions we now associate with the brain (thought, memory, actions, speech, etc.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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