Aristotle on the Brain
- 1 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Neuroscientist
- Vol. 1 (4) , 245-250
- https://doi.org/10.1177/107385849500100408
Abstract
Aristotle argued that the heart was the center of sensation and movement. By contrast, his predecessors, such as Alcmaeon, and his contemporaries, such as the Hippocratic doctors, attributed these functions to the brain. This article examines Aristotle's views on brain function in the context of his time and considers their subsequent influence on the development of the brain sciences. The Neuroscientist 1:245-250,1995Keywords
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