A Theory of Brain Function According to Galen
Did Galen have a clue about how the brain actually functions, or did he propose just another fanciful theory? In truth, Galen’s brain anatomy was well ahead of his physiology. His physiology was
Roman Empire
Idolizing but Still Scientifically Arguing
Galen idolized Hippocrates, whose words, he declared, were “the voice of a god.” He said that Hippocrates had never written anything untrue and bemoaned the fact that physicians in his own time could
Galen Vivisection and Experimentation
Galen agreed with Aristotle that nothing should be recognized except that which can be experienced through the senses. In his treatise On Medical Experience, which he composed when he was only twenty years