lothia 5 Report post Posted July 23, 2017 If the Romans thought that the brain was a cooling organ, where did they think thoughts originated? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viggen 95 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lothia 5 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites