The History of Brain Study
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Which theory considered the brain as the seat of human consciousness, sensation, and knowledge?

  • Encephalocentrism (correct)
  • Alcmaeon of Croton
  • Anatomical dissections
  • Greek philosophers

    • What did Alcmaeon of Croton state about the brain and the senses?

  • The senses are connected to the liver
  • The senses are connected to the heart
  • The brain is irrelevant to the senses
  • The senses are connected to the brain (correct)

    • Who first recognized the sensory and cognitive significance of the brain?

  • Anatomical dissections
  • Encephalocentrism
  • Greek philosophers
  • Alcmaeon of Croton (correct)

    • What structures did Alcmaeon of Croton likely refer to as the optical nerves?

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    What did Alcmaeon of Croton believe about the soul?

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