Chapter 4 Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What does the brain-heart debate consider?
A
Whether our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours originate from our brain or our heart.
2
Q
In which time period were Aristotle’s beliefs about the heart widely accepted in Europe?
A
Until the seventeenth century.
3
Q
Which Greek physician supported the brain hypothesis after dissecting animal bodies?
A
Galen.
4
Q
What did Galen observe while treating Roman gladiators?
A
Injuries to the head and brain affected behaviour, while heart injuries did not.
5
Q
True or False: Incorrect ideas about the role of the brain and heart persisted into the nineteenth century.
A
True.
