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Alex · 12-18-2009, 09:56 AM

The first Greek to put forward the idea that the brain was the center of consciousness (as opposed to the heart) was in the 5th centruy BCE. It was controversial but the Greeks and Romans eventually pretty much settled on brain over heart.

I don't recall how much the Medieval period lost that knowledge but I imagine any intellectual familiar with classical thought and philosophy was aware of it.

12-18-2009, 09:56 AM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The first Greek to put forward the idea that the brain was the center of consciousness (as opposed to the heart) was in the 5th centruy BCE. It was controversial but the Greeks and Romans eventually pretty much settled on brain over heart. I don't recall how much the Medieval period lost that knowledge but I imagine any intellectual familiar with classical thought and philosophy was aware of it.
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