NATS 1860 Lecture Notes - Phineas Gage, Paul Ekman, Walter Bradford Cannon
10 Nov 2012
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Nats 1860 note 8: liver desire, heart anger, head reason. Plato: liver = appetitive aspects of soul, heart = spirited aspects of soul, head = rational aspects of soul. Galen: liver = desire, heart = temperature and vitality, brain = intellect. Notice how there is an interactive between holistic medicine and neuroscience. Different levels of emotion are mirrored in the brain. Human beings are unique, in the sense of our physiology: we"re capable of reflecting on our emotional experience: we know that we feel something. 1805 theory of organic and inorganic lif. Organic life: governed by asymmetrical organs, associated with passions , metabolic functions, heart is the center. Animal life: governed by symmetrical organs (eyes, ears, limbs , habit and memory, ruled by will and intellect, higher functions. Different illness ascribed to the two systems. 1806 essays on the anatomy of expression in painting. Dissection and observation of muscles of the face used in facial expression.
