Neurobio Exam 1 π§ π Flashcards
Hippocrates π¦
460-379 BCE
Brain was seat of intelligence (ahead of his time)
And sensation
Greek
Aristotle
βοΈ
384-322 bce
Heart was center of intellect
Brain was a radiator for cooling blood
Greek
Galen
π³οΈβπ
130-230 (C.E)
RomΓ‘n
Embraces hipocrattic veiw of brain function
Gladiators
Drew sheep brains pretty good
- thought cerebellum motor and cerebrum receive sensation (right but from wrong ideas)
Vetrious fluid filled chambers to make work
Descartes
1596-1650
People have a soul and that brain and physical doesnβt account for everything
Though pineal gland spirit connected with the brain
Galvani
1751
Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated by electricity
Bell and Magendie
1810
Just before nerves attach to root of spinal chord they split into to roots ventral was motor dorsal was sensory
Gall
1809
Bumps on the skull related to personality traits
Father of phrenology
Flourens
Major critic of phrenology
Causes pendulum swing in the other direction entirely
Used experimental abalation methods to find localized function form parts of the brain
Cerebellum plays a role in movement
Cerebrum sensation and perception
Showed concrete experimental support for his data
Broca
Found that small lesions at a spicific part of the brain messed with speech which would turn into localized function
Darwin
Evolution in neurobiology
Common ancestors
Natural selection