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5987 | Alcmaeon was the first to say the brain is central to thinking |
Full Idea: Alcmaeon apparently was the first Greek to assign central cognitive and biological functions to the brain. | |||
From: report of Alcmaeon (fragments/reports [c.490 BCE]) by Heinrich von Staden - Alcmaeon | |||
A reaction: The name of Alcmaeon should be remembered with honour. This was 200 years before Aristotle, who still hadn't worked it out. I presume Alcmaeon inferred the truth from head injuries, which is overwhelming evidence, if you notice it. |