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Galen on the brain : anatomical knowledge and physiological speculation in the second century.
A study of the ways in which Galen sought to establish the brain as the regent part (hegemonikon) of the body, utilising a rigorous anatomical epistemology and an often sophisticated set of physiological arguments. It also sets Galen's ideas within the cultural and intellectual context of his e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Illustrations; Note to the Reader; Preface; General Introduction: Galen and his time; PART ONE THE FRAMEWORK OF GALEN'S ANATOMICAL METHODOLOGY; PART TWO THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE BRAIN; PART THREE A PHYSIOLOGY OF THE BRAIN; Appendix One The doctrine of ventricular localisation; Appendix Two Galenism and the status of the retiform plexus; Glossary of Anatomical Terms; Bibliography; Index of Sources and List of Editions; General index.