PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Andreas Vesalius, Cranial Nerves, Ventricular System
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Neuron hypothesis; unit of brain structure and function is the neuron. Trephination; hole in skull made for "magical purposes" Alchmayon (person); started to dissect animals to understand their structure; developed elemental theory of mater. Hippocrates; founder of modern medicine; didn"t cause harm when applying medical healings; discovered the contralateral organization of the brain, and epilepsy as a medical phenomenon (not possessed by daemons) Aristotle (philosopher); developed the psyche = "mind" something non-material (not the brain) Galen; brain hypothesis; opposed aristotle; said ventricular system plays an important role. Copernicus (astronomer); heliocentric vs geocentric viewpoint; realized that we are not the center of the universe. Galileo (astronomer); vouched for earth not being the center of the universe and was persecuted for it. Andreas vesalius; dissected the human brain without medium, and made sure cranial nerves were intact; developed anatomical drawings; challenged the ventricular hypothesis.
