Encephalocentrism Vs. Cardiocentrism
Division of ancient Greek thinkers into two schools, Encephalocentrism is the theory that the mind is in the brain, and cardiocentrism holds that the mind is in the heart. At the time that
Ancient Greek
Anatomists or Butchers?
In the Corpus Hippocraticum, there is no evidence of human autopsies being conducted. The Greeks of this period believed that the human soul would not find peace until the body was put to
The Humoral Theory
During the Golden Age of Greece, each of the original four elements became associated with two qualities Figure 1, as the following: Air as hot and moist Fire as hot and dry Water
Erasistratus Discoveries
Erasistratus was born c. 325 B.C. on the island of Ceos (Chios), and died c. 250 B.C. He is remembered for his discoveries especially in physiology which were based on human and animal
Plato and Aristotle Debate
It is sometimes said that Plato attempted to understand the world through pure reasoning, whereas Aristotle was more empirical and willing to observe. While this is far from the truth, it is perhaps
Heart or Brain Debate Still Going On
Before the Erasistratus born in 304 B.C. who attempted to deduce the functions of some parts of the brain by comparing these parts across species. He found that deer, hares, and other fast-running
Scaled Brain (Nervous System) Recognition in Early Greeks’ Time
Like the Egyptians and Babylonians, whose medical tradition was based on a combination of traditional magical and religious methods, some philosophers in Greece sought to develop a detailed anatomical understanding of the body.
Plato Attempts to Understand
Plato’s theory of forms leads him to a position where he sees human beings as having an earthly perishable body occupied by a spiritual or soul-like self that he calls the psyche. This
Documenting Neurological and Mental Disorder During Greeks Antiquity
Hippocrates and his followers were convinced that the brain is the major controlling center for the body. This belief marked a major change in thinking from Egyptian, biblical, and earlier Greek views, which